Megalopolis

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 433

The mint at the ancient site of Megalopolis in Arcadia.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Megalopolis? (Arcadian League), silver, staters (363-362 BCE)		Silver	733 kg
Megalopolis, silver, triobols (195-182 BCE)		Silver	2,201 kg
Megalopolis, bronze (Zeus/Achaea) (191-146 BCE)		Bronze
Megalopolis, silver, triobols (182-168 BCE)		Silver	2,116 kg
Megalopolis (Achaean League), silver, hemidrachms (Zeus/monogram of the Achaean League) (182-155 BCE)		Silver	266 kg
Megalopolis, silver, triobols (151-146 BCE)		Silver	5,811 kg

Overstriking coins

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Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	megalopolis
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Megalopolis in Arcadia.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	570467
Ancient regionAncient region.	Peloponnesus Nomisma: peloponnesus, Nomisma: arcadia
Modern countryModern country	Greece
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	37.410579° N, 22.128459° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Megalopolis,_Greece https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570467 http://sws.geonames.org/257394/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x46943 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7010920

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Literature

• Dengate 1967
• Warren 2007

Authors

• James Andrew Dengate
• Jennifer A. W. Warren