View source for 1844 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Syracuse (horseman/Arethusa) (CNG, MBS 72, June 2006, 104)

{{Overstrike
|Image overstriking coin=SO 1251 - Metapontum over Syracuse.jpg
|Image overstruck variety=AC 88a - Syracuse, silver, didrachms (490-485 BCE).jpg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1572822&AucID=3291&Lot=96
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 72, 14 June 2006, 104
|Obverse legend=META
|Obverse legend language=Greek
|Obverse description=Ear of barley with seven grains. In field, grasshopper. Decorated border.
|Reverse description=Incuse ear of barley with [six] grains. Border of rays (incuse).
|Mint=Metapontum
|Ancient region=Lucania
|Date from=470 BCE
|Date to=440 BCE
|Period=Classical
|Metal=Silver
|Weight=8.23
|Axis=12
|Denomination=nomos
|Standard=Achaian
|Coin series reference=HN Italy, n° 1486; HGC 1, n° 1027-1029
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1459-81
|Overstruck obverse description=Nude rider on horseback right, leading a second horse on far side
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΣYPAKOΣION
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck reverse description=Head of Arethusa right within thin linear circle, wearing hair-tie, earring and necklace, hair falling simply behind; ΣVRAQOΣION and four dolphins around
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse
|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily
|Overstruck date from=490 BCE
|Overstruck date to=475 BCE
|Overstruck period=Classical
|Overstruck denomination=didrachm
|Overstruck standard=Attic
|Coin series reference overstruck=Boehringer 1929, p. 121-122, n° 50-53; HGC 2, 1351
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.boerhinger_1929.50-51_53
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
|Level of confidence=sure
|Remarks="Overstruck on a didrachm of Syracuse"
}}