Lampsakos, Diobol (CN type 20597)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 520–500 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaDiobol in silver struck at Lampsakos in Mysia dated ca. 520–500 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20597. Obverse: Forepart of winged horse, left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Diobol
- Recorded diameter
- 10–12 mm (from 18 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.26 g (mean of 22 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Lampsakos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Forepart of winged horse, left.
- Reverse type
- Quadripartite incuse square.
Identification
- Period
- Archaic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20597
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20597
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. 54, nr. 1, pl. 5, pic. 1–7
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 1, nr. 9, pl. 1, pic. 9
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution