23771 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (London, British Museum, 1946-1-1.365)
From SILVER
340 BCE - 330 BCE | META - THP
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1946-1-1.365 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Arthur Lloyd, n° 365 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Demeter left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | META - THP (Greek) Barley ear, with leaf to right |
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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: 7.827.82 g <br />7,820 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.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br /> |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | SNG Lloyd, n° 365 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Lloyd1SNG Lloyd, n° 365, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1547, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1053 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus flying left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Corinth | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 355 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: | stater
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19904Calciati 1990 | ||
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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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
- ^ 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
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..
