Lampsakos, Tetrobol (CN type 20593)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 520–500 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Tetrobol in silver struck at Lampsakos in Mysia dated ca. 520–500 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20593. Obverse: Forepart of winged horse, right. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
Tetrobol
Recorded diameter
9–16 mm (from 11 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.46 g (mean of 11 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lampsakos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Forepart of winged horse, right.
Reverse type
Quadripartite incuse square.

Identification

Period
Archaic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20593
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20593

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