2382 - Metapontum (nomos Heracles/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Triton, I, Dec. 1997, 105)
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|Sale=Triton, I, 2 Dec. 1997, 105 = Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 82, 16 Sept. 2009, 223 | |Sale=Triton, I, 2 Dec. 1997, 105 = Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 82, 16 Sept. 2009, 223 | ||
|Private collection=C. E. Pitchfork Collection | |Private collection=C. E. Pitchfork Collection | ||
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|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1560 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1560 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus flying left | |Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus flying left | ||
| − | |Overstruck reverse description=Head of Athena | + | |Overstruck reverse description=Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet |
|Overstruck mint=Corinth | |Overstruck mint=Corinth | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | |Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 24 August 2023
341 BCE - 330 BCE | META
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1271 - Metapontum over Corinth?.jpg
Overstruck variety
Corinth Calciati 372.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Triton, I, 2 Dec. 1997, 105 = Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 82, 16 Sept. 2009, 223 | |
| 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. | 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. 341 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE | 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.: Silver
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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.: 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 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus flying left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet |
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: Greece | 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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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19903Calciati 1990 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a Corinthian stater" | ||
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
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..
