Mysia, Lampsakos; AR Diobol; janiform head/head of Athena
Description:
Mysia, Lampsakos, 4th - 3rd century BC. AR Diobol. Janiform female head / ΛΑΜ; head of Athena right wearing Corinthian helmet, A behind.
Diameter:
AR11 mm
Weight:
1,12 g
Grade:
gVF/gVF
Attribution:
SNG France 1188 var
Commentary:
grey toning, sharp details, well centered, minor crystallization
History:
In the decades following the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC), Lampsakos experienced 5 times the change of its ruler, just to end as a part of Seleukid Empire in 281 BC.
Article Number:
021-01-01-41652