23751 - Poseidonia (nomos Poseidon/incuse Poseidon) over Metapontum (ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) (London, BM, 1946,0101.429)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 23751

530 BCE - 500 BCEΠΟΣ | ΠΟΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

Poseidonia London, British Museum, 1946,0101.429.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Metapontum 520 BCE.jpeg [2]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, 1946,0101.429
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Ex Arthur J. Evans coll.; ex Arthur H. Lloyd coll., n° 429

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΠΟΣ (Greek) Poseidon right, wearing chlamys, brandishing trident. Ornemented border.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΠΟΣ (Greek) Poseidon left, wearing chlamys, brandishing trident. Ornemented border.

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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 500 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: 7.407.4 g <br />7,400 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Noe 1957, pl. V, n° b, SNG Lloyd, n° 429	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Noe 19571Noe 1957, pl. V, n° b, SNG Lloyd2SNG Lloyd, n° 429, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1107, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1150
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/poseidonia.hn italy.1107

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Ear of barley. Border of dots

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Incuse 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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 500 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:

nomos

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Noe - Johnston 19845Noe - Johnston 1984
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn italy.1459-81

Additional data

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