2145 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Croton (eagle?/tripod) (Berlin, MK)
From SILVER
440 BCE - 430 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Berlin, Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Ear of barley. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Ear of barley. |
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. 440 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.747.74 g <br />7,740 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
| StandardStandard.: Achaian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, m | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Noe 19571Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, m, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1493, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1031 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Eagle? | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Tripod |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Croton | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Bruttium | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 445 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | nomos | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Achaian |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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References
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
