1844 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Syracuse (horseman/Arethusa) (CNG, MBS 72, June 2006, 104)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1844

540 BCE - 510 BCEMETA

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1251 - Metapontum over Syracuse.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	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.

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: 8.238.23 g <br />8,230 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° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486., HGC 12HGC 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.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

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

Syracuse

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

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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