1737 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Croton (tripod/tripod) (Jameson coll. - Noe 1957, pl. V, a)
From SILVER
470 BCE - 440 BCEMETA
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1252 - Metapontum over Croton.png
Overstruck variety
Croton_tripod.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Jameson collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | META (Greek) Ear of barley. In field, grasshopper. Decorated border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse ear of barley. Border of rays. |
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. 470 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.
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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: 7.807.8 g <br />7,800 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
| StandardStandard.: Achaian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Collection R. Jameson, n° 1863 (https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53200199w/f37.item), Noe 1957, group I, p. 19, pl. V, a | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Noe 19571Noe 1957, group I, p. 19, pl. V, a, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1459, 1463, 1465, 1467, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1479, 1481-1486, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1027-1029 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Tripod, legs surmounted by wreaths and terminating in lion's feet, two serpents rising from the bowl, set on basis of three lines, the center dotted | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse tripod as obverse |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Croton | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Bruttium | 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 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: | nomos | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Achaian |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2075, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1444-1449 | ||
| 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: | sure |
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References
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
- a b Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- a b 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
