1926 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll. 18)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1926

339 BCE - 330 BCE | META

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1256 - Metapontum over Corinth?.jpg

Overstruck variety

Pegasus Corinth Aphrodite helmet.jpeg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

Corinth 1256 (drawing).jpg

Location/history

Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	David MacDonald collection, n° 18

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Leucippus right, wearing Corinthian helmet. In field, cross-torch.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

META (Greek) Ear of wheat with leaf. In right field, I-H.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Metapontum

Ancient regionAncient region.

Lucania

Modern countryModern country: Italy

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 339 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.627.62 g <br />7,620 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Achaian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2009, p. 26, n° 18	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	MacDonald 20091MacDonald 2009, p. 26, n° 18, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1555., HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1055
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn italy.1555

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasus flying left. Belo, mintmark (visible: traces of helmet).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet (visible: outline of nasal guard and lower edge helmet and profile of Aphrodite to tip of nose. Under magnification, outline of chin and neck of Aphrodite, bottom of helmet bowl in left field).

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Corinth

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Peloponnesus

Modern countryModern country: Greece

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 380 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

stater

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Aeginetic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Calciati 19904Calciati 1990
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/corinth.calciati.1990.period iv.period 1-17

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	nb: over Corinthian type (here given at Corinth)