1784 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Selinus (selinon leaf/incuse square) (Rago 1962, p. 7)
From SILVER
540 BCE - 510 BCEMETA
Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | META (Greek) Ear of barley with five grains. Decorated border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Ear of barley with six grains. Border of rays (incuse). |
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. 540 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 510 BCE | Archaic until 480 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: 7.767.76 g <br />7,760 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Achaian |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Rago 1962, p. 7 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Rago 19621 , HN Italy2 , HGC 13 |
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Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Selinon leaf, pellets flanking stem | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square divided into ten sections |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Selinus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | 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. 540 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 510 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | didrachm | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 24 | ||
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Rago, Riccardo (1962), "Monete greche riconiate", Rivista Italiana de Numismatica e Scienze Affini 64, p. 5-12.
- ^ 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
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.