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Lampsakos, Decius, bronze coin — Athena standing left (CN type 24202)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 249–251

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Lampsakos in Mysia under Decius, dated AD 249–251. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 24202 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Decius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: ΑΥΤ ΚΟΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ΔЄΚΙΟϹ. Reverse: Athena (Nikephoros) standing left, wearing helmet, holding Nike in outstretched right hand, at her feet, shield. Legend: ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΦΙΛΙΠΟΥ ΛΑΝΨΑΚΗΝΩ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 8.56 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 25.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Lampsakos was an ancient Greek city located on the eastern side of the Hellespont in the northern Troad. Under the Roman Empire, local civic coinage was produced in Mysia during the Roman Imperial Period. This bronze coin was issued under Trajan Decius, who served as Roman emperor from 249 to 251 following his proclamation by troops in Moesia and his defeat of Philip near Verona. Decius ruled until June 251, when he died alongside his son at the Battle of Abritus.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.56 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lampsakos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Decius

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Decius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Athena (Nikephoros) standing left, wearing helmet, holding Nike in outstretched right hand, at her feet, shield.
Obverse legend
ΑΥΤ ΚΟΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ΔЄΚΙΟϹ
Reverse legend
ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΦΙΛΙΠΟΥ ΛΑΝΨΑΚΗΝΩ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24202
Type corpus identifier
CN type 24202

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