Description: Archaios Numismatics __________________________________________ Description: Greek Silver AR Fraction, Tetartemorion, of Asia Minor circa 5th Century BC. Specific Mint is uncertain [Some have previously suggested Neandria, Larissa (based on ampora), or Prokonessos based on the amphora and P on similar, or Methymna. Obverse: Corinthian crested helmet facing right Reverse: linear square surrounding Amphora. Mint: Asia Minor Uncertain Size: 6 mm Weight: 0.17 g Ref: Unpublished in standard references. SNG Cop --; SNG VA --; SNG France --; Klein -- Cf. CNG E-Sale 288, lot 258 (Est:$100,Hammer:$240) ; NN 7, 142 ; CNG 334,152 (Helmet facing left). Condition: gF/VF. Minor Porosity. Nice example of this interesting and Very RARE little Fraction. As always, Use the images as your judge as grading is subjective. Inventory #: 50.6 Notes: Lampsakos (Lampsacus) was a celebrated and wealthy ancient Greek polis strategically located on the eastern side of the Hellespont in the northern Troad. History The city was colonized from Phocaea and Miletus. In the 6th century BC Lampsacus was attacked by Miltiades the Elder and Stesagoras, the Athenian tyrants of the nearby Thracian Chersonese. During the 6th and 5th centuries BC, Lampsacus was successively dominated by Lydia, Persia, Athens, and Sparta. The Greek tyrants Hippoclus and later his son Acantides ruled under Darius I. Artaxerxes I assigned it to Themistocles with the expectation that the city supply the Persian king with its famous wine. When Lampsacus joined the Delian League after the battle of Mycale (479 BC), it paid a tribute of twelve talents, a testimony to its wealth. The city, like Phocaea and Lesbos, produced a gold/electrum coinage by 500 BC, an activity only available to the more prosperous cities. The name has been transmitted in the nearby modern town of Lapseki Excerpts From Head, Hist.Num; Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Price: 125 USD
Location: Seattle, Washington
End Time: 2024-02-01T20:00:58.000Z
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Denomination: Tetartemorion
Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
Composition: Silver
Era: Ancient
Certification: Uncertified
