Morgantina

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 331

The mint at the ancient site of Morgantina in Sicily.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Morgantina, silver, litrai (344-338 BCE)		Silver	25 kg
Morgantina, silver, 1/4 litrai (344-317 BCE)		Silver	113 kg
Morgantina, bronze, litrai (Athena/lion) (339-317 BCE)		Bronze
Morgantina, bronze, hemilitrai (Sikelia/eagle) (339-317 BCE)		Bronze
Morgantina, bronze, hexantes (Alkos/tripod) (339-317 BCE)		Bronze
Morgantina (the Hispani), bronze (head/rider) (211-185 BCE)		Bronze
Morgantina (the Hispani), bronze (Jupiter/Pegasus) (211-185 BCE)		Bronze
Morgantina (the Hispani), bronze (Minerva/cavalryman) (208-205 BCE)		Bronze
Morgantina (the Hispani), bronze (Minerva/horseman) (208-205 BCE)		Bronze

Overstriking coins

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Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
21883 - Agyrium (AE Heracles/panther) over Morgantina (Athena/lion) (Nomos, 30, Nov. 2023, 1072)		Bronze	344 BC JL
2175 - Ameselon (AE Athena/tripod) over Morgantina (Athena/lion) (Savoca, EA 24, July 2018, 21)		Bronze	340 BC JL
20527 - Ameselon (AE Athena/tripod) over Morgantina (Athena/lion) (Bertolami, EA 83, June 2020, 234)		Bronze	340 BC JL
2124 - Ameselon (AE Athena/tripod) over Morgantina (Athena/lion) (Triton, V, Jan. 2002, 145)		Bronze	340 BC JL
19739 - Ameselon (AE Athena/tripod) over Morgantina (Athena/lion) (Bolaffi Spa, 40, Dec. 2021, 10)		Bronze	340 BC JL
19735 - Ameselon (AE Athena/tripod) over Morgantina (Athena/lion) (Roma Numismatics, EA 108, Apr. 2023, 174)		Bronze	340 BC JL
19737 - Ameselon (AE Athena/tripod) over Morgantina (Athena/lion) (CNG, EA 327, May 2014, 368)		Bronze	340 BC JL
2613 - Ameselon (AE Athena/tripod) over Morgantina (Athena/lion) (Bertolami, EA 38, Dec. 2016, 118)		Bronze	340 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	morgantina
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Morgantina in Sicily.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	462372
Ancient regionAncient region.	Magna Graecia (Sicily) Nomisma: magna_graecia, Nomisma: sicily
Modern countryModern country	Italy
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	37° 25' 51.88" N, 14° 28' 45.47" E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Morgantina https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462372 http://sws.geonames.org/9782008/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x49639 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7003925

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Literature

• Buttrey 1989

Authors

• Theodore V. Buttrey