1712 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Selinus (selinon leaf/incuse square) (Paris, BnF, de Luynes 459)
From SILVER
540 BCE - 510 BCEMETA
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, de Luynes 459 | |
| 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. |
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.
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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: 8.008 g <br />8,000 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
| StandardStandard.: Achaian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Babelon 1924, n° 459, Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, c | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Babelon 19241Babelon 1924, n° 459, Noe 19572Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, c, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1027-1029 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Selinon leaf, pellets flanking stem | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square divided into ten sections |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Selinus | 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 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: | didrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 25HGC 2, 1209 | ||
| 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: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | or Himera? | ||
