1926 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll. 18)
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 1256 - Metapontum over Corinth?.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=SO 1256 - Metapontum over Corinth?.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Corinth 1256 (drawing).jpg | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Corinth 1256 (drawing).jpg | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Pegasus Corinth Aphrodite helmet.jpeg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2108630&AucID=5028&Lot=135 | ||
|Private collection=David MacDonald collection | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Leucippus right, wearing Corinthian helmet. In field, cross-torch. | |Obverse description=Head of Leucippus right, wearing Corinthian helmet. In field, cross-torch. | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 6 June 2023
340 BCE | META
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1256 - Metapontum over Corinth?.jpg
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
Pegasus Corinth Aphrodite helmet.jpeg [1]
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Corinth 1256 (drawing).jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection |
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. | 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.. | 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.: | 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.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Achaian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 26, n° 18 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 1555., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1055 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus flying left. Belo, mintmark (visible: traces of helmet). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Aphrodite right, wearing Corinthian helmet (visible: outline of nasal guard and lower edge helmet and profile of Aphrodite to tip of nose. Under magnification, outline of chin and neck of Aphrodite, bottom of helmet bowl in left field). |
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. 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.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater
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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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