1711 - Metapontum (nomos star of barley ear/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Berlin, MK)
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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 cereal. | 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. | Magna Graecia (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 ![]() |
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.: stater / tridrachm / nomos | |
StandardStandard.: Achaian |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group IV, p. 26, pl. VIII, k). | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 1490., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1030 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Corinthian type | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
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: | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Ravel3Ravel, 259-261 ? |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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