Greece (Mysia, Lampsakos): silver diobol; janiform heads and Athena, ca. 4th-3rd century BC

Greece (Mysia, Lampsakos): silver diobol; janiform heads and Athena, ca. 4th-3rd century BC



Presently uncertified.

Additional images on CollectiveCoin page.

Obverse: Female janiform head.

Reverse: LAM, head of Athena right wearing crested Corinthian helmet.

Composition, diameter, weight: Silver, 9 mm, 1.30 g.

Authority/ruler: Lampsakos in Mysia.

Catalog info: CNG France 1182-96.

Grade, cert. info: About VF.

Provenance: Ken Dorney VCoins store, 1/25/2018.

Notes: Attractive grey toning, faint areas of microporosity.

Wikipedia Links:
Mysia
Lampsakus
Obol (coin)
Janiform
Athena
Ancient Greek coinage

Additional Links:
Original dealer listing
Wildwinds page: Mysia, Lampsakos
"Eclectic Box" collection gallery

 

I'll use this secondary post for personal commentary later, when I get around to it. I'm trying to catch up on individual writeups for all of my Eclectic Box coins, which is a duty I've neglected for nearly two years now.

In the meantime, feel free to post your similar coins if you like.

 

This one isn't as tiny as your tetartemorion (I love that word), but it isn't exactly saucer-sized, either.

Actually, I'm just getting busy and (since I'm too broke for more newps at the moment) I'm devoting some time to catching up on nearly two years' backlog of neglected writeups. A "consolidation phase", if you will. Little of this material is new, though most of the Greek purchases did happen in the last year.

There's a tiny bit of irony to your "lottery" comment, since the coin featured in this thread actually happens to be the least expensive one in the Eclectic Box as of this writing. (@ $60-ish.)