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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Montmercure, post: 8328822, member: 121901&quot;]Hello fellow numismatists!</p><p><br /></p><p>I had recently the oportunity to acquire the coin below</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1476151[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1476152[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It comes from Lampsakos and bears the famous Forepart of Pegasos springing right, but unfortunately is not gold but simply bronze :-(.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nevertheless, it fits into my theme of collection (mercury, hermes, caduceus, ...)</p><p><br /></p><p>While researching about this coin, I did not find much literature and little references, but enough however to lead to a dilemma:</p><p><br /></p><p>- part of the references indicate <i><u>fourth and third century bc</u></i> (BMC GRECE MYSIA n°62 and 63)</p><p><br /></p><p>- and the other part of <i><u>190 – 85 bc</u></i> (Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum France 5. Mysie SNG BN 1257 – 1258)</p><p><br /></p><p>- Baldwin as for her, does not describe it but reproduces it on a plate entitled <i><u>FOURTH TO SECOND CENTURY B. C</u></i> (Lampsakos, pl. IX, 17), thus biting into the two periods previously proposed!</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have any ideas or elements to allow me to decide between these three periods?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks by advance for your contribution</p><p>François[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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