1882 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (London, BM, 1903-2-1.5): Difference between revisions
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|Reverse legend=META | |Reverse legend=META | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Ear of | |Reverse description=Ear of barley with leaf. In right field, H-T | ||
|Mint=Metapontum | |Mint=Metapontum | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Lucania | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=339 BCE | ||
|Date to=330 BCE | |Date to=330 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
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|Weight=7.6 | |Weight=7.6 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=nomos | ||
|Standard=Achaian | |Standard=Achaian | ||
|Coin reference=HN Italy, n° 1555 (https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1555) | |Coin reference=HN Italy, n° 1555 (https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1555) | ||
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|Overstruck mint=Dyrrhachium | |Overstruck mint=Dyrrhachium | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Illyricum | |Overstruck ancient region=Illyricum | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
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Revision as of 08:04, 24 August 2023
339 BCE - 330 BCE | META
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Overstriking coin
SO 1260 - Metapontum over Dyrrhachium.jpeg [1]
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 barley with leaf. In right field, H-T |
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. 339 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 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: 7.67.6 g <br />7,600 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: | HN Italy, n° 1555 (https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1555) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 1555, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1055 |
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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: | Dyrrhachium | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Illyricum | Modern countryModern country: Albania | 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. 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 ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
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