1755 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Oxford, AM): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 1210 - Metapontum over Corinth.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=SO 1210 - Metapontum over Corinth.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1702896&AucID=3821&Lot=376 | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID= | |||
|Museum collection=Oxford, Ashmolean Museum | |Museum collection=Oxford, Ashmolean Museum | ||
|Obverse legend=META | |Obverse legend=META | ||
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|Mint=Metapontum | |Mint=Metapontum | ||
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Lucania) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Lucania) | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=490 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=480 BCE | ||
|Period=Archaic | |Period=Archaic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|Overstruck mint=Corinth | |Overstruck mint=Corinth | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | |Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | ||
|Overstruck date from= | |Overstruck date from=549 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to= | |Overstruck date to=510 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=ancient period | |Overstruck period=ancient period | ||
|Overstruck denomination=Didrachm; Stater; Nomos | |Overstruck denomination=Didrachm; Stater; Nomos | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 17 October 2022
490 BCE - 480 BCEMETA
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1210 - Metapontum over Corinth.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Oxford, Ashmolean Museum | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | META Ear of grain. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Ear of grain (incuse). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Metapontum | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (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. 490 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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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.: Didrachm, Stater, Nomos | |
| StandardStandard.: Achaian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Sutherland 1952, p. 115-116. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Rutter 20011Rutter 2001, no. 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486, Hoover 20182Hoover 2018, no. 1027-1029 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus right (visible on reverse of the coin). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet, within incuse square (visible on obverse of the coin: outlines of the incuse square, top and face-piece of the helmet, the base of the hair-queue, the neck-truncation and chin). |
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. 549 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 510 BCE | ancient period periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | Didrachm, Stater, Nomos | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Ravel 19363Ravel 1936, 2nd period, 1st class (T 94-T 130) |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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