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|Image overstriking coin=SO 1231 - Metapontum over Agrigentum.png | |Image overstriking coin=SO 1231 - Metapontum over Agrigentum.png | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Agrigentum 510-500.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2245785&AucID=5445&Lot=47 | |||
|Museum collection=Oxford, Ashmolean Museum | |Museum collection=Oxford, Ashmolean Museum | ||
|Sale=Lockett sale 258 | |Sale=Lockett sale 258 | ||
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|Obverse legend=META | |Obverse legend=META | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Ear of | |Obverse description=Ear of barley with five grains. Decorated border. | ||
|Reverse description=Incuse ear of | |Reverse description=Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Border of rays. | ||
|Mint=Metapontum | |Mint=Metapontum | ||
|Ancient region=Lucania | |Ancient region=Lucania | ||
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|Denomination=nomos | |Denomination=nomos | ||
|Standard=Achaian | |Standard=Achaian | ||
|Coin reference=Noe 1957 | |Coin reference=Noe 1957, pl. VII, f | ||
|Coin series reference=HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486.; HGC 1, n° 1027-1029 | |Coin series reference=Noe 1957, pl. VII, f; HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486.; HGC 1, n° 1027-1029 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1459-81 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1459-81 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Sea eagle standing left with folded wings | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Crab | |||
|Overstruck mint=Agrigentum | |Overstruck mint=Agrigentum | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | ||
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|Overstruck period=Archaic | |Overstruck period=Archaic | ||
|Overstruck denomination=didrachm | |Overstruck denomination=didrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Westermark 2018 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Westermark 2018 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/agrigentum.westermark_2018.didrachms_groupe_i-iv | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:06, 22 August 2023
540 BCE - 510 BCEMETA
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1231 - Metapontum over Agrigentum.png
Overstruck variety
Agrigentum 510-500.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Oxford, Ashmolean Museum | Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Lockett sale 258 |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Bement ; Lockett |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | META (Greek) Ear of barley with five grains. Decorated border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse ear of barley with six grains. 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.
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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: 8.108.1 g <br />8,100 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
| StandardStandard.: Achaian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Noe 1957, pl. VII, f | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Noe 19571Noe 1957, pl. VII, f, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486., HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1027-1029 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Sea eagle standing left with folded wings | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Crab |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Agrigentum | 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.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | didrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Westermark 20184Westermark 2018 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
