21551 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (CNG, 124, Sept. 2023, 29)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 21551

470 BCE - 440 BCEMET

Images

Overstriking coin

Agrigentum_21551_CNG.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Akragas.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, 124, 19 Sept. 2023, 29

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

MET (Greek) Ear of barley with five grains, head of ram to left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Incuse ear of barley with six grains

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. 470 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 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: 7.547.54 g <br />7,540 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 />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Achaian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Noe 19271Noe 1927, Class X, 223 (same obv. die), Noe - Johnston 19842Noe - Johnston 1984, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1485, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1027-1029
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn italy.1484-1486

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Sea eagle standing left with folded wings

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Crab

Mint and issuing power

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

Agrigentum

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Sicily

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. 510 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE

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

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

didrachm

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Westermark 20185Westermark 2018
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/agrigentum.westermark 2018.didrachms groupe i-iv

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a didrachm of Akragas (elements of the crab are visible on the obverse)"