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), | + | |Image overstriking coin=SO 1271 - Metapontum over Corinth?.jpg |
+ | |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 | ||
+ | |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) | ||
+ | |Date from=340 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=330 BCE | ||
+ | |Period=Classical | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=7.62 | |Weight=7.62 | ||
− | |Axis=6 | + | |Axis=6 |
− | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=stater / tridrachm / nomos |
|Standard=Achaian | |Standard=Achaian | ||
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=HN Italy, n° 1560. ; HGC 1, n° 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
340 BCE - 330 BCE | META
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group MBS 82 (16/09/2009), lot 223 ; Triton 1 (02/12/1997), lot 105 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | 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 ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
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. ᵖ: | Corinth? | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus? | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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