1712 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Selinus (selinon leaf/incuse square) (Paris, BnF, de Luynes 459)
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| + | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41745063r | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Selinus 540 510.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2257064&AucID=5463&Lot=36 | ||
|Museum collection=Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, de Luynes 459 | |Museum collection=Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, de Luynes 459 | ||
|Private collection=de Luynes collection | |Private collection=de Luynes collection | ||
|Obverse legend=META | |Obverse legend=META | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
| − | |Obverse description=Ear of | + | |Obverse description=Ear of barley with five grains. Decorated border. |
| − | |Reverse description=Incuse ear of | + | |Reverse description=Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Border of rays. |
|Mint=Metapontum | |Mint=Metapontum | ||
| − | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Lucania |
| − | |Date from= | + | |Date from=540 BCE |
| − | |Date to= | + | |Date to=510 BCE |
| − | |Period= | + | |Period=Archaic |
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=8.00 | |Weight=8.00 | ||
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=nomos |
|Standard=Achaian | |Standard=Achaian | ||
| − | |Coin reference=Noe 1957, | + | |Coin reference=Babelon 1924, n° 459 ; Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, c |
| − | + | |Coin series reference=Babelon 1924, n° 459 ; Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, c ; HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479; HGC 1, n° 1027-1029 | |
| − | |Overstruck mint=Selinus | + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1459-81 |
| − | |Overstruck ancient region= | + | |Overstruck obverse description=Selinon leaf; pellets flanking stem |
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Incuse square divided into ten sections | ||
| + | |Overstruck mint=Selinus | ||
| + | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | ||
| + | |Overstruck date from=540 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=510 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Archaic | ||
| + | |Overstruck denomination=didrachm | ||
| + | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 2, 1209 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/selinus_sicily.arnold-biucchi_1992.1-8 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
| + | |Remarks=or Himera? | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:33, 22 August 2023
540 BCE - 510 BCEMETA
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, de Luynes 459 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | de Luynes collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | META (Greek) Ear of barley with five grains. Decorated border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse ear of barley with six grains. Border of rays. |
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  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.008 g <br />8,000 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
| StandardStandard.: Achaian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Babelon 1924, n° 459, Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, c | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Babelon 19241Babelon 1924, n° 459, Noe 19572Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, c, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1027-1029 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Selinon leaf, pellets flanking stem | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square divided into ten sections |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Selinus | 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 periodTime period of the numismatic object.
|
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | didrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 25HGC 2, 1209 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | or Himera? | ||
References
- ^ Babelon, Jean (1924-1936), Catalogue de la collection de Luynes : monnaies grecques, 4 vol., Paris, Bibliothèque nationale.
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
- ^ 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
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
