page_title: Lampsacus
hierarchical_section_title: Lampsacus
caption_attribution_description: English: Zeus with a laurel crown. Gold stater from Lampsacus, Mysia (ca. 360–340 BC), obverse. Français&#160;: Tête de Zeus laurée. Statère d'or de Lampsaque, en Mysie (vers 360-340 av. J.-C., droit.
context_page_description: Lampsacus was an ancient Greek city strategically located on the eastern side of the Hellespont in the northern Troad. An inhabitant of Lampsacus was called a Lampsacene. The name has been transmitted in the nearby modern town of Lapseki.
context_section_description: Lampsacus (/ˈlæmsəkəs/; Ancient Greek: Λάμψακος, romanized: Lampsakos) was an ancient Greek city strategically located on the eastern side of the Hellespont in the northern Troad. An inhabitant of Lampsacus was called a Lampsacene. The name has been transmitted in the nearby modern town of Lapseki.
caption: Gold stater of Lampsacus, c. 360–340 BC, with the laurel-wreathed head of Zeus Lampsacus
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