Lampsakos, Gallienus, bronze (CN type 22725)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
253-268 n. Chr
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Lampsakos in Mysia under Gallienus dated 253-268 n. Chr, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22725. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gallienus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: ithyphallic statue of bearded Priapus standing on base, l., holding cantharus over lighted altar with right hand and long filleted thyrsus with the left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 21 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.94 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Lampsakos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gallienus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Gallienus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- ithyphallic statue of bearded Priapus standing on base, l., holding cantharus over lighted altar with right hand and long filleted thyrsus with the left hand.
- Obverse legend
- [...] P L GALLINEVS (sic!)
- Reverse legend
- ЄΠΙ ΑΤΡЄϹΙΟV ΛΑΝΨΑΚΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22725
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22725
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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
- external concordanceobverse legend, however, in Greek
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution