470 BCE - 445 BCEΠΟMΕ retrograde and downwards before | ΠΟMΕS (retrograde) above
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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| Museum collectionMuseum collection:
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New York, American Numismatic Society, ANS, 1935.101.1 (ex Hermitage Museum)
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Schlessinger 13, Hermitage Dupl., 101
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΠΟMΕ retrograde and downwards before (Greek) Poseidon advancing to right, wielding trident, border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΠΟMΕS (retrograde) above (Greek) Bull right.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Poseidonia
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Lucania
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Modern countryModern country: Italy
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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:
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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.. 445 BCE
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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: 7.857.85 g <br />7,850 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br />
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Noe 1957, group VIII, p. 34, pl. XII, b, SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 649
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Noe 19571Noe 1957, group VIII, p. 34, pl. XII, b, SNG ANS 2 Lucania2SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 649, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1114, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1151
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| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Ear of barley. Border of dots
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Incuse ear of barley. Border of dots
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Metapontum
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Lucania
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Modern countryModern country: Italy
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 515 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 445 BCE
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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:
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nomos
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References
References
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
- ^ Troxell, Hyla S. (1972), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The collection of the American Numismatic Society. Part 2. Lucania, New York
- ^ 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
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. - Jonhston, Ann (1984), The coinage of Metapontum. Parts 1 and 2 with additions and corrections by Ann Johnston, Numismatic Notes and Monographs 32 and 47, New York, ix, 120 p., 44 pl.
