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1882 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (London, BM, 1903-2-1.5): Difference between revisions

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|Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1903,0201.5  
|Museum collection=London, British Museum, 1903,0201.5
|Obverse description=Head of Leucippus right, wearing Corinthian helmet. In field, cross-torch.
|Obverse description=Head of Leucippus right, wearing Corinthian helmet. In field, cross-torch.
|Reverse legend=META
|Reverse legend=META
|Reverse legend language=Greek
|Reverse description=Ear of wheat with leaf. In right field, I-H (?)
|Reverse description=Ear of wheat with leaf. In right field, I-H (?)
|Mint=Metapontum
|Mint=Metapontum
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Lucania)
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Lucania)
|Weight=7.6
|Weight=7.6
|Axis=12 h
|Axis=12
|Denomination=Stater / Tridrachm / Nomos
|Denomination=stater / tridrachm / nomos
|Standard=Achaian
|Standard=Achaian
|Coin reference=HN Italy / Historia Numorum : Italy (1555)
|Coin reference=HN Italy, n° 1555
|Coin series reference=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. 1055
|Coin series reference=HGC 1, 1055
|Overstruck mint=Dyrrhachium
|Overstruck mint=Dyrrhachium
|Overstruck ancient region=Illyricum
|Overstruck ancient region=Illyricum
}}
}}

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1882


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Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: London, British Museum, 1903,0201.5

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 wheat with leaf. In right field, I-H (?)
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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.67.6 g <br />7,600 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: HN Italy, n° 1555 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: HGC 11HGC 1, n° 1055

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. : Dyrrhachium Ancient regionAncient region.  Illyricum Modern countryModern country: Albania 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
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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