MISIA. Lampsakos (ca. 500-450 v.Chr.). Diobol (Silver, 10mm, 1,18gr.) Janiform female head wearing diadem and circular earring. Rev. Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet; all within incuse square. SNG Paris 1126. Of excellent archaic style. Good Very Fine. Ex internet veiling. Lampsakos was founded by Greek colonists from Phocaea in the 6th century B.C. Soon afterward it became a main competitor of Miletus, controlling the trade roots in the Dardanelles. During the 6th and 5th centuries B.C., Lampsacus was successively dominated by Lydia, Persia, Athens, and Sparta. 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 in 479 B.C., it paid a tribute of twelve talents, a testimony to its wealth. Sorry,Shipping only within Europe except for Switzerland.