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

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1900

540 BCE - 510 BCEMETA

Images

Overstriking coin

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Overstruck variety

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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: