Mysia, Lampsakos; AR Diobol; male head/forepart of Pegasos
60,00 €
Description
Mysia, Lampsakos, 350 – 300 BC. AR Diobol. Diademed male head right / Λ-A-M; forepart of Pegasos right, fishing hook below.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AR11 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,10 |
| Grade: | aVF/F |
| Attribution: | SNG France 1216ff var. (symbol) |
| Commentary: | rare symbol; some obscuring deposits on reverse; including collector's original card with detailed description and photos |
Historical Context
Lampsakos was the chief seat of the worship of Priapos, god of animal and vegetable fertility, son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, grotesquely misshapen and equipped with enormous phallus.
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