1909 - Poseidonia (nomos Poseidon/incuse Poseidon) over Metapontum (ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) (New York, ANS)
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ΠΟΣ | ΠΟΣ
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΠΟΣ Poseidon right, wearing chlamys, brandishing trident. Ornemented border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΟΣ 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. | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.357.35 g <br />7,350 mg <br /> | ||
| StandardStandard.: Poseidoniat | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | S. P. Noe, "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7 (1957), p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group I, p. 19, pl. V, c)., SNG ANS | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | O. D. Hoover1O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC. - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1, Lancaster-London, 2018, no. 1150 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Metapontum | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Magna Graecia (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. 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: | Metampontum 139?2Metampontum 139?, DeL. 5243DeL. 524 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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