2139 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Metapontum (grain ear/incuse grain ear) (New York, ANS)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2139

530 BCE - 480 BCEϘPO | ϘPO

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1277 - Croton over Metapontum.png

Overstruck variety

Metapontum 520 BCE.jpeg [1]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Miller coll.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ϘPO (Greek) Tripod. In right field, crab.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ϘPO (Greek) Tripod. In right field, crab (incuse).

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Croton

Ancient regionAncient region.

Bruttium

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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480 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: 7.667.66 g <br />7,660 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. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group I, p. 19, pl. V, d)	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Noe 19571Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group I, p. 19, pl. V, d), HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2075-2083, 2085-2094, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1446
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/croton.hn italy.2085-94

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Ear of barley. Border of dots

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Incuese ear of barley. Border of dots

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Metapontum

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Lucania

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. 515 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Noe - Johnston 19844Noe - Johnston 1984

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: