1959 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (CNG, MBS 82, Sept. 2009, 165): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1959

540 BCE - 510 BCEMETA

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1212 - Metapontum over Agrigentum.jpg

Overstruck variety

Agrigentum 510-500.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group MBS 82 (16/09/2009), lot 165 ; UBS 59 (29/01/2004), lot 5183 (part of).
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	C. E. Pitchfork Collection

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: 7.917.91 g <br />7,910 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Achaian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Noe 19271Noe 1927, n° 244, 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.:

Sea eagle standing left with folded wings (AK on left and traces of the eagle on right visible on reverse of the coin).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Cab (visible on obverse of the coin)

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. 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:	Westermark 20184Westermark 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 an Akragas Didrachm, the obverse exhibits AK on left and traces of the eagle on right. The reverse clearly shows a crab"

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 {{Overstrike
 |Image overstriking coin=SO 1212 - Metapontum over Agrigentum.jpg
+|Image overstruck variety=Agrigentum 510-500.jpg
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2245785&AucID=5445&Lot=47
 |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group MBS 82 (16/09/2009), lot 165 ; UBS 59 (29/01/2004), lot 5183 (part of).
 |Private collection=C. E. Pitchfork Collection
 |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=Ear of grain. Border of rays (incuse).
+|Reverse description=Incuse ear of barley with [six] grains. Border of rays (incuse).
 |Mint=Metapontum
-|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Lucania)
+|Ancient region=Lucania
 |Date from=540 BCE
 |Date to=510 BCE
@@ Line 15: / Line 17: @@
 |Weight=7.91
 |Axis=12
-|Denomination=stater / tridrachm / nomos
+|Denomination=nomos
 |Standard=Achaian
 |Coin series reference=Noe 1927, n° 244 ; 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=AK on left and traces of the eagle on right (visible on reverse of the coin).
+|Overstruck obverse description=Sea eagle standing left with folded wings (AK on left and traces of the eagle on right visible on reverse of the coin).
 |Overstruck reverse description=Cab (visible on obverse of the coin)
 |Overstruck mint=Agrigentum
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 |Overstruck period=Archaic
 |Overstruck denomination=didrachm
+|Overstruck standard=Attic
 |Coin series reference overstruck=Westermark 2018
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/agrigentum.westermark_2018.didrachms_groupe_i-iv
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=sure
+|Remarks="Overstruck on an Akragas Didrachm, the obverse exhibits AK on left and traces of the eagle on right. The reverse clearly shows a crab"
 }}