23751 - Poseidonia (nomos Poseidon/incuse Poseidon) over Metapontum (ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) (London, BM, 1946,0101.429)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 23751


530 BCE - 500 BCEΠΟΣ | ΠΟΣ

Images
Overstriking coin
Poseidonia London, British Museum, 1946,0101.429.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Metapontum 520 BCE.jpeg [2]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: London, British Museum, 1946,0101.429
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Ex Arthur J. Evans coll.; ex Arthur H. Lloyd coll., n° 429

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΠΟΣ (Greek) Poseidon right, wearing chlamys, brandishing trident. Ornemented border. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΠΟΣ (Greek) Poseidon left, wearing chlamys, brandishing trident. Ornemented border.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Poseidonia 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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 500 BCE Archaic until 480 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.407.4 g <br />7,400 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Noe 1957, pl. V, n° b, SNG Lloyd, n° 429 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Noe 19571Noe 1957, pl. V, n° b, SNG Lloyd2SNG Lloyd, n° 429, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1107, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1150
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Ear of barley. Border of dots ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Incuse ear of barley. Border of dots
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 authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : nomos
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Noe - Johnston 19845Noe - Johnston 1984
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
  2. ^  Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain Vol. 2 : The Lloyd Collection. Part 1-2 Etruria to Thurium, Part 3-4 Velia to Eryx, Part 5-6 Galaria to Selinus, Part 7-8 Syracuse to Lipara
  3. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  4. ^  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
  5. ^  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.