23766 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/incuse square) (London, BM, 1841-7-26.58)
From SILVER
540 BCE - 510 BCEMETA
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1841-7-26.58 | |
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 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: 8.028.02 g <br />8,020 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.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | BMC Italy, p. 239, n° 20 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Italy1 , HN Italy2 , HGC 13 |
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Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus flying left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, within incuse square |
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. 550 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 515 BCE | Archaic until 480 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 19904 | ||
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Poole, Reginald Stuart (1873), A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Italy, London, 2 p. l., viii, 432 p.
- ^ 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
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..