2382 - Metapontum (nomos Heracles/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Triton, I, Dec. 1997, 105)

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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group MBS 82 (16/09/2009), 223 ; Triton 1 (02/12/1997), 105
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 1271 - Metapontum over Corinth?.jpg
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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group MBS 82 (16/09/2009), lot 223 ; Triton 1 (02/12/1997), lot 105
 
|Private collection=C. E. Pitchfork Collection
 
|Private collection=C. E. Pitchfork Collection
 
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
 
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.
 
|Reverse legend=META
 
|Reverse legend=META
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|Reverse legend language=Greek
 
|Reverse description=Barley ear with leaf to left. To left, ΠΡΟ.
 
|Reverse description=Barley ear with leaf to left. To left, ΠΡΟ.
 
|Mint=Metapontum
 
|Mint=Metapontum
 
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Lucania)
 
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Lucania)
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|Date from=340 BCE
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|Date to=330 BCE
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|Period=Classical
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|Metal=Silver
 
|Weight=7.62
 
|Weight=7.62
|Axis=6 h
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|Axis=6
|Denomination=Stater / Tridrachm / Nomos
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|Denomination=stater / tridrachm / nomos
 
|Standard=Achaian
 
|Standard=Achaian
|Coin series reference=N. K. Rutter et alii (eds.), Historia Numorum Italy, London, 2001, no. 1560.;O. 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. 1059
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|Coin series reference=HN Italy, 1560. ; HGC 1, 1059
 
|Overstruck obverse description=Corinthian type
 
|Overstruck obverse description=Corinthian type
 
|Overstruck mint=Corinth?
 
|Overstruck mint=Corinth?
 
|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus?
 
|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus?
 
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Revision as of 18:06, 5 June 2023

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2382


340 BCE - 330 BCE | META

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1271 - Metapontum over Corinth?.jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group MBS 82 (16/09/2009), lot 223 ; Triton 1 (02/12/1997), lot 105
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : C. E. Pitchfork Collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: META (Greek) Barley ear with leaf to left. To left, ΠΡΟ.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Metapontum 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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.627.62 g <br />7,620 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater / tridrachm / nomos AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
StandardStandard.: Achaian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 1560., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1059

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Corinthian type ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Corinth? Ancient regionAncient region.  Peloponnesus? Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  2. ^  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