21627 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Triton, I, Dec. 1997, 103)
From SILVER
339 BCE - 330 BCE | META
Images
Overstriking coin
Metapontum_21627_Triton+.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Triton, I, 2 December 1997, 103 = Nomos, Obolos 13, 2 July 2019, 61 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the Vineyard Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Leucippus right, wearing Corinthian helmet. In field, grape bunch. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | META (Greek) Ear of barley with leaf |
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. 339 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 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: 7.857.85 g <br />7,850 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Achaian | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Noe - Johnston 19841Noe - Johnston 1984, Class A 4.3, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1553, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1053 | |
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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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Possibly overstruck on a "pegasos" " | ||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
