2190 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (Paris, BnF, de Luynes 458)
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|Reverse description=Ear of grain. Border of rays (incuse). | |Reverse description=Ear of grain. Border of rays (incuse). | ||
|Mint=Metapontum | |Mint=Metapontum | ||
− | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Lucania |
|Date from=540 BCE | |Date from=540 BCE | ||
|Date to=510 BCE | |Date to=510 BCE | ||
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|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=8.20 | |Weight=8.20 | ||
− | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=nomos |
|Standard=Achaian | |Standard=Achaian | ||
|Coin reference=Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group III, p. 24, pl. VII, b). ; Babelon 1924, n° 458 (https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k875298f/f112.item) | |Coin reference=Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group III, p. 24, pl. VII, b). ; Babelon 1924, n° 458 (https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k875298f/f112.item) | ||
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|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1459-81 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1459-81 | ||
|Overstruck mint=Gela | |Overstruck mint=Gela | ||
− | |Overstruck ancient region= | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily |
+ | |Overstruck date from=540 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=510 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Archaic | ||
+ | |Overstruck denomination=didrachm | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=Westermark 2018 | ||
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Revision as of 21:12, 17 August 2023
540 BCE - 510 BCEMETA
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, de Luynes 458 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | de Luynes collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | META (Greek) Ear of cereal. Decorated border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Ear of grain. Border of rays (incuse). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Metapontum | Ancient regionAncient region. | 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. 540 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 510 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.208.2 g <br />8,200 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
StandardStandard.: Achaian |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group III, p. 24, pl. VII, b)., Babelon 1924, n° 458 (https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k875298f/f112.item) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1027-1029 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Gela | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. 540 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 510 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | didrachm ![]() |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Westermark 20183Westermark 2018 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ 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
- ^ Westermark, Ulla (2018), The coinage of Akragas c. 510-406 BC, 2 vol., Uppsala.