1900 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Selinus (Selinon leaf/incuse square) (New York, ANS): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1900

540 BCE - 510 BCEMETA

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1238 - Metapontum over Selinus.png

Overstruck variety

Selinus_540_510.jpg [1]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

META (Greek) Ear of barley with five grains. Decorated border.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Incuse ear of barley with [six] grains. Border of rays (incuse).

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. 540 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 510 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: 7.507.5 g <br />7,500 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
		StandardStandard.: Achaian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Noe 1957, p. 26, pl. VIII, b	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Noe 19571Noe 1957, p. 26, pl. VIII, b, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486., HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1027-1029
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn italy.1459-81

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Selinon leaf, pellets flanking stem

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Incuse square divided into ten sections

Mint and issuing power

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

Selinus

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

didrachm

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	HGC 24HGC 2, 1209
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/selinus sicily.arnold-biucchi 1992.1-8

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ 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
^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.

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+|Image overstruck variety=Selinus_540_510.jpg
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 |Museum collection=New York, American Numismatic Society
 |Obverse legend=META
 |Obverse legend language=Greek
-|Obverse description=Ear of cereal. Decorated border.
+|Obverse description=Ear of barley with five grains. Decorated border.
-|Reverse description=Incuse ear of cereal. Border of rays.
+|Reverse description=Incuse ear of barley with [six] grains. Border of rays (incuse).
 |Mint=Metapontum
 |Ancient region=Lucania
@@ Line 15: / Line 17: @@
 |Denomination=nomos
 |Standard=Achaian
-|Coin reference=Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, b).
+|Coin reference=Noe 1957, p. 26, pl. VIII, b
-|Coin series reference=HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486.; HGC 1, n° 1027-1029
+|Coin series reference=Noe 1957, p. 26, pl. VIII, b; HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486.; HGC 1, n° 1027-1029
 |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1459-81
+|Overstruck obverse description=Selinon leaf; pellets flanking stem
+|Overstruck reverse description=Incuse square divided into ten sections
 |Overstruck mint=Selinus
 |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily
@@ Line 24: / Line 28: @@
 |Overstruck period=Archaic
 |Overstruck denomination=didrachm
+|Overstruck standard=Attic
+|Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 2, 1209
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/selinus_sicily.arnold-biucchi_1992.1-8
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=strong
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