2190 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (Paris, BnF, de Luynes 458)
From SILVER
540 BCE - 510 BCEMETA
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, de Luynes 458 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | de Luynes collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | META (Greek) Ear of barley with five 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. 540 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 510 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.208.2 g <br />8,200 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, b, Babelon 1924, n° 458 (https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k875298f/f112.item) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Babelon 19241Babelon 1924, n° 458, Noe 19572Noe 1957, p. 24, pl. VII, b, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486., HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1027-1029 |
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Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Sea eagle standing left with folded wings | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Crab |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Gela | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | 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. 540 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 510 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | didrachm ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Westermark 20185Westermark 2018 | ||
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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