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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1882

339 BCE - 330 BCE | META

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1260 - Metapontum over Dyrrhachium.jpeg [1]

Overstruck variety

Corinth_Calciati_342.jpg [2]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, 1903,0201.5
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Sir Henry Hoyle Howorth

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Leucippus right, wearing Corinthian helmet. In field, cross-torch.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

META (Greek) Ear of barley with leaf. In right field, H-T

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. 339 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 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: 7.577.57 g <br />7,570 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:	HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 1555, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1055
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn italy.1555

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Koppa below (Greek) Pegasus with curled wing standing left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Helmeted head of Athena left, dolphin in front, sigma behind

Mint and issuing power

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

Corinth

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Peloponnesus

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 405 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 345 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:

stater

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Aeginetic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Calciati 19903Calciati 1990, n° 342
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/corinth.calciati.1990.period iv.period 1-17

Additional data

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

References

^ 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
^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..

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 |Image overstriking coin=SO 1260 - Metapontum over Dyrrhachium.jpeg
 |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1903-0201-5
+|Image overstruck variety=Corinth_Calciati_342.jpg
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=553571&AucID=991&Lot=167
 |Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1903,0201.5
+|Private collection=Sir Henry Hoyle Howorth
 |Obverse description=Head of Leucippus right, wearing Corinthian helmet. In field, cross-torch.
 |Reverse legend=META
 |Reverse legend language=Greek
-|Reverse description=Ear of wheat with leaf. In right field, H-T
+|Reverse description=Ear of barley with leaf. In right field, H-T
 |Mint=Metapontum
-|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Lucania)
+|Ancient region=Lucania
-|Date from=340 BCE
+|Date from=339 BCE
 |Date to=330 BCE
 |Period=Classical
 |Metal=Silver
-|Weight=7.6
+|Weight=7.57
 |Axis=12
-|Denomination=stater / tridrachm / nomos
+|Denomination=nomos
 |Standard=Achaian
-|Coin reference=HN Italy, n° 1555 (https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1555)
 |Coin series reference=HN Italy, n° 1555 ; HGC 1, n° 1055
 |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1555
-|Overstruck mint=Dyrrhachium
+|Overstruck obverse legend=Koppa below
-|Overstruck ancient region=Illyricum
+|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
+|Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus with curled wing standing left
+|Overstruck reverse description=Helmeted head of Athena left, dolphin in front, sigma behind
+|Overstruck mint=Corinth
+|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus
+|Overstruck date from=405 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=345 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Classical
+|Overstruck denomination=stater
+|Overstruck standard=Aeginetic
+|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1990, n° 342
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/corinth.calciati.1990.period_iv.period_1-17
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=strong
 }}