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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group MBS 72 (14/06/2006), no. 104.
|Image overstriking coin=SO 1251 - Metapontum over Syracuse.jpg
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group MBS 72 (14/06/2006), lot 104.
|Obverse legend=META
|Obverse legend=META
|Obverse legend language=Greek
|Obverse description=Ear of cereal. In field, grasshopper. Decorated border.
|Obverse description=Ear of cereal. In field, grasshopper. Decorated border.
|Reverse description=Incuse ear of cereal. Border of rays.
|Reverse description=Incuse ear of cereal. Border of rays.
|Mint=Metapontum
|Mint=Metapontum
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Lucania)
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Lucania)
|Date from=470 BCE
|Date to=440 BCE
|Period=Classical
|Metal=Silver
|Weight=8.23
|Weight=8.23
|Axis=12 h
|Axis=12
|Denomination=Stater / Tridrachm / Nomos
|Denomination=stater / tridrachm / nomos
|Standard=Achaian
|Standard=Achaian
|Coin series reference=N. K. Rutter et alii (eds.), Historia Numorum Italy, London, 2001, no. 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486.;O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC. - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1, Lancaster-London, 2018, no. 1027-1029
|Coin series reference=HN Italy, 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486.; HGC 1, 1027-1029
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse
|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
|Overstruck denomination=didrachm
|Overstruck denomination=didrachm
}}
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Revision as of 12:00, 6 June 2023

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1844


470 BCE - 440 BCEMETA

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1251 - Metapontum over Syracuse.jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group MBS 72 (14/06/2006), lot 104.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: META (Greek) Ear of cereal. In field, grasshopper. Decorated border. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Incuse ear of cereal. Border of rays.
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. 470 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE Classical 480-323 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: 8.238.23 g <br />8,230 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater / tridrachm / 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° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1027-1029

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Syracuse Ancient regionAncient region.  Magna Graecia (Sicily) Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : didrachm Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  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