1934 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (LHS Numismatik, 100, Apr. 2007, 113)

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|Sale=Hess-Divo 325 (23/10/2013), no. 154; LHS Numismatik 100 (23/04/2007), no. 113.  
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 1258 - Metapontum over Corinth?.jpg
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|Sale=Hess-Divo 325 (23/10/2013), lot 154 ; LHS Numismatik 100 (23/04/2007), lot 113.
 
|Obverse description=Head of Leucippus right, wearing Corinthian helmet. In field, grape bunch.
 
|Obverse description=Head of Leucippus right, wearing Corinthian helmet. In field, grape bunch.
 
|Reverse legend=META
 
|Reverse legend=META
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|Reverse legend language=Greek
 
|Reverse description=Ear of wheat with leaf.
 
|Reverse description=Ear of wheat with leaf.
 
|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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|Period=Classical
 
|Weight=7.93
 
|Weight=7.93
|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. 1552-1553.;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. 1053
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|Coin series reference=HN Italy, 1552-1553.; HGC 1, 1053
 
|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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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1934


340 BCE | META

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1258 - Metapontum over Corinth?.jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Hess-Divo 325 (23/10/2013), lot 154 ; LHS Numismatik 100 (23/04/2007), lot 113.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Leucippus right, wearing Corinthian helmet. In field, grape bunch. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: META (Greek) Ear of wheat with leaf.
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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.937.93 g <br />7,930 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater / tridrachm / nomos
StandardStandard.: Achaian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 1552-1553., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1053

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