1854 - Poseidonia (nomos Poseidon/bull) over Metapontum (ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) (New York, ANS, 1935.101.1)
From SILVER
445 BCE - 425 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society | Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Schlessinger 13, Hermitage Dupl., 101 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Poseidon right, holding trident. Border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Poseidonia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (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. 445 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 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: 7.857.85 g <br />7,850 mg <br /> | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group VIII, p. 34, pl. XII, b)., SNG ANS | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 1120, O. D. Hoover2O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC. - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1, Lancaster-London, 2018, no. |
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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: | Metapontum | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Magna Graecia (Lucania) | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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