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21639 - Metapontum (nomos Zeus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Triton II, Dec. 1998, 78)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 21639


341 BCE - 330 BCE | ΜΕΤΑΠΟΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
Metapontum_21639_Triton.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Triton II, 1 Dec. 1998, 78 = Naville Numismatics, 7, 11 May 2014, 9

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Laureate head of Zeus to right, behind head, thunderbolt ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΜΕΤΑΠΟΝ (Greek) Barley ear with leaf to right, above leaf, ΚΑΛ
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. 341 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 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: 7.837.83 g <br />7,830 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Achaian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Noe - Johnston 19841Noe - Johnston 1984, A 6.4, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1557-1558, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1058
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "traces of overstriking"