1804 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (CNG, MBS 72, June 2006, 101)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1804

540 BCE - 510 BCEMETA

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1211 - Metapontum over Agrigentum.jpg

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 72, 14 June 2006, 101

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: 7.997.99 g <br />7,990 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Achaian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Noe - Johnston 19841Noe - Johnston 1984, Class X, 223 (same obv. die), HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1482, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1027-1029
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn italy.1459-81

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

AKPAΓANTOΣ (Greek) 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:

Agrigentum

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.

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 20184Westermark 2018
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/agrigentum.westermark 2018.didrachms groupe i-iv

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on uncertain type"