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21575 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Paris, BnF, Coll. de Luynes 457)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 21575


470 BCE - 440 BCEMETA

Images
Overstriking coin
Metapontum_21575_BnF_Luynes.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Corinth_bnf_pegasus_right.jpg [2]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Paris, BnF, Coll. de Luynes 457

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: META (Greek) Ear of barley with seven grains. Decorated border. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Incuse ear of barley with [six] grains. Border of rays (incuse).
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. 470 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.957.95 g <br />7,950 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, p. 24, pl. VII, n° g Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Noe 19571Noe 1957, p. 24, pl. VII, n° g, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1486, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1027-1029
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Pegasus ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Head of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet in an incuse square
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Corinth Ancient regionAncient region.  Peloponnesus Modern countryModern country: Greece AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : stater Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Aeginetic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : HGC 44HGC 4, n° 1823
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: