Lampsakos, drachm (CN type 20558)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 470–464 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Mysiadrachm in silver struck at Lampsakos in Mysia dated ca. 470–464 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20558. Obverse: Female janiform heads wearing taenia and shared earring. Reverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 13.8–14 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.08 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Lampsakos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Female janiform heads wearing taenia and shared earring.
- Reverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet.
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20558
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20558
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 15, nr. 30, pl. 2, pic. 1
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution