23747 - Poseidonia (nomos Poseidon/bull) over uncertain type (London, BM, 1946-1-1.435)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 23747

470 BCE - 445 BCEΠΟMΕ retrograde and downwards before | ΠΟMΕS (retrograde) above

Images

Overstriking coin

Poseidonia_London, _British_Museum, _1946-1-1.435.jpg [1]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, 1946-1-1.435 - Lloyd Bequest	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Ratto (Lugano), 25 Jan. 1926, 510
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Lloyd collection, n° 435

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΠΟMΕ retrograde and downwards before (Greek) Poseidon advancing to right, wielding trident, border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΠΟMΕS (retrograde) above (Greek) Bull right.

Mint and issuing power

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

Poseidonia

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. 470 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 445 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 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: 7.707.7 g <br />7,700 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.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	SNG Lloyd, n° 435, Noe 1957, pl. XII, d	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG Lloyd1SNG Lloyd, n° 435, Noe 19572Noe 1957, pl. XII, d, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1114, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1151
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/poseidonia.hn italy.1120

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	undertype attributed to Cumae by S.P. Noe and to Metapontum on the BM website.

References

^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain Vol. 2 : The Lloyd Collection. Part 1-2 Etruria to Thurium, Part 3-4 Velia to Eryx, Part 5-6 Galaria to Selinus, Part 7-8 Syracuse to Lipara
^ Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
^ 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