1711 - Metapontum (nomos star of barley ear/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Berlin, MK)
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− | |Coin reference=Noe 1957, | + | |Coin reference=Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, k |
− | |Coin series reference=HN Italy, n° 1490.; HGC 1, n° 1030 | + | |Coin series reference=Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, k; HN Italy, n° 1490.; HGC 1, n° 1030 |
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1490 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1490 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus flying | |Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus flying | ||
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|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
|Level of confidence=strong | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
+ | |Remarks=nb: over Corinthian type (here given to Corinth) | ||
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440 BCE - 430 BCE | META
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Berlin, Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Ear of barley | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | META (Greek) Star formed from five grains of barley and a central pellet. |
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. 440 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver | 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.: nomos | |
StandardStandard.: Achaian |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Noe 1957, group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, k | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Noe 19571 , HN Italy2 , HGC 13 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus flying | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena right, 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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Ravel4 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: | nb: over Corinthian type (here given to Corinth) |
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Ravel