23751 - Poseidonia (nomos Poseidon/incuse Poseidon) over Metapontum (ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) (London, BM, 1946,0101.429)
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|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1946-0101-429 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1946-0101-429 | ||
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− | |Coin series reference=SNG Lloyd, n° 429; HN Italy, n° 1107 ; HGC 1, n° 1150 | + | |Coin reference=Noe 1957, pl. V, n° b; SNG Lloyd, n° 429 |
+ | |Coin series reference=Noe 1957, pl. V, n° b; SNG Lloyd, n° 429; HN Italy, n° 1107 ; HGC 1, n° 1150 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/poseidonia.hn_italy.1107 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/poseidonia.hn_italy.1107 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Ear of barley. Border of dots | |Overstruck obverse description=Ear of barley. Border of dots |
Revision as of 09:20, 13 December 2023
530 BCE - 500 BCEΠΟΣ | ΠΟΣ
Images
Overstriking coin
File:Poseidonia London, British Museum, 1946, 0101.429.jpg
Poseidonia_London, _British_Museum, _1946, 0101.429.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
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Metapontum 520 BCE.jpeg [2]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1946,0101.429 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Ex Arthur J. Evans coll.; ex Arthur H. Lloyd coll., n° 429 |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΠΟΣ (Greek) Poseidon right, wearing chlamys, brandishing trident. Ornemented border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΟΣ (Greek) Poseidon left, wearing chlamys, brandishing trident. Ornemented border. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Poseidonia | 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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 500 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: 7.407.4 g <br />7,400 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Noe 1957, pl. V, n° b, SNG Lloyd, n° 429 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Noe 19571Noe 1957, pl. V, n° b, SNG Lloyd2SNG Lloyd, n° 429, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1107, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1150 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Ear of barley. Border of dots | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse ear of barley. Border of dots |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Metapontum | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Lucania | 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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 500 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | nomos |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Noe - Johnston 19845Noe - Johnston 1984 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain Vol. 2 : The Lloyd Collection. Part 1-2 Etruria to Thurium, Part 3-4 Velia to Eryx, Part 5-6 Galaria to Selinus, Part 7-8 Syracuse to Lipara
- ^ 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
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. - Jonhston, Ann (1984), The coinage of Metapontum. Parts 1 and 2 with additions and corrections by Ann Johnston, Numismatic Notes and Monographs 32 and 47, New York, ix, 120 p., 44 pl.