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{{Overstrike
|Image overstriking coin=SO 1243 - Metapontum over Gela.png
|Image overstriking coin=SO 1243 - Metapontum over Gela.png
|Image overstruck variety=Gela (overstruck).jpg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2180624&AucID=5235&Lot=34
|Museum collection=Naples, Archaeological Museum, Fiorelli 2337
|Museum collection=Naples, Archaeological Museum, Fiorelli 2337
|Obverse legend=META
|Obverse legend=META
|Obverse legend language=Greek
|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
|Mint=Metapontum
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Lucania)
|Ancient region=Lucania
|Date from=540 BCE
|Date from=470 BCE
|Date to=510 BCE
|Date to=440 BCE
|Period=Archaic
|Period=Archaic
|Metal=Silver
|Metal=Silver
|Weight=8.00
|Weight=8.00
|Denomination=stater / tridrachm / nomos
|Denomination=nomos
|Standard=Achaian
|Standard=Achaian
|Coin reference=Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, g).
|Coin reference=Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, g
|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, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, g: 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
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1459-81
|Overstruck obverse description=Naked and helmeted rider on prancing horse r., wielding spear in raised r. hand, l. arm behind horse's mane, holding reins
|Overstruck reverse legend=CE – ΛΑ
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck reverse description=Forepart of man-headed bull r.; all within shallow circular incuse
|Overstruck mint=Gela
|Overstruck mint=Gela
|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily
|Overstruck date from=490 BCE
|Overstruck date to=475 BCE
|Overstruck period=Archaic
|Overstruck denomination=didrachm
|Overstruck standard=Attic
|Coin series reference overstruck=Jenkins 1970
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gela.jenkins_1970.1-100
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
|Level of confidence=sure
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 18:45, 22 August 2023

Overstrike Database
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ: 1729


470 BCE - 440 BCEMETA

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1243 - Metapontum over Gela.png
Overstruck variety
Gela (overstruck).jpg [1]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Naples, Archaeological Museum, Fiorelli 2337

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. 470 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE Archaic until 480 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.008 g <br />8,000 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, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, g Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Noe 19571Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, g: HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1027-1029
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Naked and helmeted rider on prancing horse r., wielding spear in raised r. hand, l. arm behind horse's mane, holding reins ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: CE – ΛΑ (Greek) Forepart of man-headed bull r., all within shallow circular incuse
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: Gela 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. 490 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 475 BCE Archaic until 480 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: didrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard. ᵖ: Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: Jenkins 19703Jenkins 1970
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
  2. ^  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
  3. ^  Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1970), The Coinage of Gela, AMUGS II, 2 vol., Berlin

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