21575 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Paris, BnF, Coll. de Luynes 457): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=Metapontum_21575_BnF_Luynes.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b11315579k | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b11315579k | ||
|Image overstruck variety=AC 88a - Syracuse, silver, didrachms (490-485 BCE).jpg | |Image overstruck variety=AC 88a - Syracuse, silver, didrachms (490-485 BCE).jpg | ||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1572822&AucID=3291&Lot=96 | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1572822&AucID=3291&Lot=96 | ||
|Museum collection=Paris, BnF, Coll. de Luynes 457 | |||
|Obverse legend=META | |||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Obverse description=Ear of barley with seven grains. Decorated border. | |||
|Reverse description=Incuse ear of barley with [six] grains. Border of rays (incuse). | |||
|Mint=Metapontum | |||
|Ancient region=Lucania | |||
|Date from=470 BCE | |||
|Date to=440 BCE | |||
|Period=Classical | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=7.95 | |||
|Denomination=nomos | |||
|Standard=Achaian | |||
|Coin series reference=HN Italy, n° 1486; HGC 1, n° 1027-1029 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1459-81 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Nude rider on horseback right, leading a second horse on far side | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΣYPAKOΣION | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Head of Arethusa right within thin linear circle, wearing hair-tie, earring and necklace, hair falling simply behind; ΣVRAQOΣION and four dolphins around | |||
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | |||
|Overstruck date from=490 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=475 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Classical | |||
|Overstruck denomination=didrachm | |||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Boehringer 1929, p. 121-122, n° 50-53; HGC 2, 1351 | |||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.boerhinger_1929.50-51_53 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
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Revision as of 19:44, 22 August 2023
470 BCE - 440 BCEMETA
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, BnF, Coll. de Luynes 457 | |
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | META (Greek) Ear of barley with seven grains. Decorated border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse ear of barley with [six] grains. Border of rays (incuse). |
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. 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.
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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: 7.957.95 g <br />7,950 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
| StandardStandard.: Achaian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 1486, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1027-1029 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Nude rider on horseback right, leading a second horse on far side | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣYPAKOΣION (Greek) Head of Arethusa right within thin linear circle, wearing hair-tie, earring and necklace, hair falling simply behind, ΣVRAQOΣION and four dolphins around |
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. 490 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 475 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: | Boehringer 19293Boehringer 1929, p. 121-122, n° 50-53, HGC 24HGC 2, 1351 | ||
| 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: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ 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
- ^ Boehringer, Erich (1929), Die Münzen von Syrakus, Berlin-Leipzig, vi, [2], 297 p. : ill. and portfolio of 32 pl. ; 28 cm
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
