4331 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (Classical Numismatic Group, 19 Oct. 2022, 43)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 4331

470 BCE - 440 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 2269 - Metapontum over Akragas (Classical Numismatic Group, 19 Oct. 2022, 43).jpg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

SO 2269 - Metapontum over Akragas (Classical Numismatic Group, 19 Oct. 2022, 43) overstruck variety.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, E-Auction 525, 19 Oct. 2022, lot 43

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Ear of barley with five grains

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Incuse ear of barley with six grains

Mint and issuing power

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

Metapontum

Ancient regionAncient region.

Magna Graecia

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 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: 7.557.55 g <br />7,550 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos, didrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2099107&AucID=5008&Lot=43	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 1484-1486
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn italy.1484-1486

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

AKPA (Greek) Eagle with folded wings standing left

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. 495 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 460 BCE

Classical 480-323 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:

SNG Lockett 701 (same dies). Westermark 145 (O58/R94)2SNG Lockett 701 (same dies). Westermark 145 (O58/R94)

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on a didrachm of Akragas (part of crab visible on the reverse)"