21634 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Sternberg, 14, May 1984, 37)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 21634

339 BCE - 330 BCE | META

Images

Overstriking coin

Metapontum_21634_Sternberg.jpg

Overstruck variety

Pegasus Corinth Aphrodite helmet.jpeg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Sternberg, 14, 24-25 May 1984, 37 = Sternberg, 15, 11-12 April 1985

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 wheat with leaf. In right field, I-H.

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.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.847.84 g <br />7,840 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
		StandardStandard.: Achaian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Garraffo 1989, p. 62, pl. 71, 5	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Garraffo 19891Garraffo 1989, p. 62, pl. 71, 5, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1555., HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1055
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn italy.1555

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasus flying left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet

Mint and issuing power

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

Corinth

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Peloponnesus

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 380 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 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:

stater

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Aeginetic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Calciati 19904Calciati 1990
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/corinth.calciati.1990.period iv.period 1-17

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	nb: over Corinthian type (here given to Corinth)