1820 - Metapontum (AE Athena/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Savoca Coins, Blue Auction 6, Apr. 2018, 18)
From SILVER
275 BCE - 250 BCE | META
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1273 - Metapontum over uncertain mint.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Savoca Coins, 6th Blue Auction, Part 1 (07/04/2018), lot 18 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested helmet | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | META (Greek) Barley ear with leaf to right. To right, cross-torch. |
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. 275 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.193.19 g <br />3,190 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1414 mm <br />1.4 cm <br /> | |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 1682., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1111 | |
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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: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | 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: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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