23771 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (London, British Museum, 1946-1-1.365)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 23771


340 BCE - 330 BCE | META - THP

Images
Overstriking coin
Metapontum_London, _British_Museum, _1946-1-1.365.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Pegasus Corinth Aphrodite helmet.jpeg [2]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: London, British Museum, 1946-1-1.365
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Arthur Lloyd, n° 365

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Demeter left ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: META - THP (Greek) Barley ear, with leaf to right
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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE Classical 480-323 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: 7.827.82 g <br />7,820 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.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: SNG Lloyd, n° 365 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SNG Lloyd1SNG Lloyd, n° 365, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1547, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1053
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Pegasus flying left ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Corinth Ancient regionAncient region.  Peloponnesus Modern countryModern country: Greece 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. 355 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : stater Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Aeginetic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Calciati 19904Calciati 1990
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  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
  2. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  3. ^  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
  4. ^  Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..