Metapontum

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 162

The mint at the ancient site of Metapontum in Lucania.

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)
Metapontum, silver, nomoi (ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) (530-480 BCE)		Silver	42,677 kg
Metapontum, silver, 3rd didrachms (530-510 BCE)		Silver	1,877 kg
Metapontum, silver, obols (530-510 BCE)		Silver	1,141 kg
Metapontum, silver, triobols (510-480 BCE)		Silver	1,458 kg
Metapontum, silver, diobols ( 510-480 BCE)		Silver	808 kg
Metapontum, silver, nomoi (480-400 BCE)		Silver	933 kg
Metapontum, silver, drachms (430-400 BCE)		Silver	79 kg
Metapontum, silver, diobols (430-400 BCE)		Silver	82 kg
Metapontum, silver, didrachms (400-350 BCE)		Silver	15,852 kg
Metapontum, silver, obols (400-350 BCE)		Silver	321 kg
Metapontum, silver, didrachms (340-330 BCE)		Silver	8,964 kg
Metapontum, silver, distaters (335-325 BCE)		Silver	1,382 kg
Metapontum, silver, nomoi (330-280 BCE)		Silver	31,496 kg
Metapontum, silver, diobols (285-275 BCE)		Silver	1,950 kg
Metapontum, gold, third staters (285-275 BCE)		Gold	3,449 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
1781 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (London, BM)		Silver	540 BC JL
23766 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/incuse square) (London, BM, 1841-7-26.58)		Silver	540 BC JL
1720 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (New York, ANS, Burton Y. Berry coll.)		Silver	540 BC JL
1712 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Selinus (selinon leaf/incuse square) (Paris, BnF, de Luynes 459)		Silver	540 BC JL
1922 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Selinus (selinon leaf/incuse square) (Athens, MN - Noe 1957, pl. VIII, e)		Silver	540 BC JL
1745 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (Berlin, MK)		Silver	540 BC JL
1959 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (CNG, MBS 82, Sept. 2009, 165)		Silver	540 BC JL
1756 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/incuse square) (Noe 1957, p. ?, d)		Silver	540 BC JL
1784 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Selinus (selinon leaf/incuse square) (Rago 1962, p. 7)		Silver	540 BC JL
1787 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Selinus (New York, ANS)		Silver	540 BC JL
1804 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (CNG, MBS 72, June 2006, 101)		Silver	540 BC JL
1943 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/incuse square) (Charles Hersch coll. - Noe 1957, pl. VI, c)		Silver	540 BC JL
2190 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (Paris, BnF, de Luynes 458)		Silver	540 BC JL
1974 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle /crab) (Paris, BnF, de Luynes 455)		Silver	540 BC JL
1861 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Selinus (selinon leaf/incuse square) (Paris, BnF, de Luynes 452)		Silver	540 BC JL
1850 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corcyra (Paris, BnF, Coll. de Luynes 460)		Silver	540 BC JL
1704 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (London, BM, 1843-1-16.62)		Silver	540 BC JL
1755 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Oxford, AM)		Silver	540 BC JL
2193 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (Oxford, AM, Lockett coll.)		Silver	540 BC JL
1900 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Selinus (Selinon leaf/incuse square) (New York, ANS)		Silver	540 BC JL
1713 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (Noe 1957, pl. VII, k)		Silver	540 BC JL
21567 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (Paris, BnF, FG 1139)		Silver	470 BC JL
21551 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (CNG, 124, Sept. 2023, 29)		Silver	470 BC JL
1737 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Croton (tripod/tripod) (Jameson coll. - Noe 1957, pl. V, a)		Silver	470 BC JL
21594 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (Naville Numismatics, 54, Dec. 2019, 18)		Silver	470 BC JL
1844 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Syracuse (horseman/Arethusa) (CNG, MBS 72, June 2006, 104)		Silver	470 BC JL
17166 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (CNG, 114, May 2020, 9)		Silver	470 BC JL
1729 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (Naples, MA, Fiorelli 2337)		Silver	470 BC JL
2009 - Metapontum (nomos ear of balrey/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Glasgow, HM)		Silver	470 BC JL
21573 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Syracuse (horseman/Arethusa) (Paris, BnF, FG 1138)		Silver	470 BC JL
4331 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (Classical Numismatic Group, 19 Oct. 2022, 43)		Silver	470 BC JL
1840 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (Triton, I, Dec. 1997, 83)		Silver	470 BC JL
2379 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/incuse square) (New York, ANS)		Silver	470 BC JL
21558 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (CNG, 114, May 2020, 8)		Silver	470 BC JL
2033 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Thasos (Silenus and maenad/incuse square) (London, BM, 1946-1-1.315)		Silver	470 BC JL
1819 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/incuse square) (Gotha, MK)		Silver	470 BC JL
21575 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Paris, BnF, Coll. de Luynes 457)		Silver	470 BC JL
1749 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over uncertain type (UBS, 59, Jan. 2004, 5166)		Silver	470 BC JL
2154 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Oxford, AM)		Silver	470 BC JL
1883 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Naples, MAN, Santangelo 3052)		Silver	470 BC JL
2145 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Croton (eagle?/tripod) (Berlin, MK)		Silver	440 BC JL
1711 - Metapontum (nomos star of barley ear/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Berlin, MK)		Silver	440 BC JL
1975 - Metapontum (nomos Zeus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (NAC, 51, March 2009, 515)		Silver	341 BC JL
2382 - Metapontum (nomos Heracles/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Triton, I, Dec. 1997, 105)		Silver	341 BC JL
21639 - Metapontum (nomos Zeus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Triton II, Dec. 1998, 78)		Silver	341 BC JL
1876 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (London, BM, RP Knight, p. 277, A.28)		Silver	340 BC JL
2106 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (CNG, MBS 82, Sept. 2009, 209)		Silver	340 BC JL
1957 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (NAC, 99, May 2016, 1287)		Silver	340 BC JL
23771 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (London, British Museum, 1946-1-1.365)		Silver	340 BC JL
17186 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Stack's Bowers Galleries, Jan. 2021, 20004)		Silver	340 BC JL
2189 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll. 15)		Silver	340 BC JL
17222 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Ebay seller Eternity coins, April 2020)		Silver	340 BC JL
23774 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (London, BM, 1946-1-1.366)		Silver	340 BC JL
1916 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll. 16)		Silver	340 BC JL
21663 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 82, Sept. 2009, 206)		Silver	340 BC JL
1766 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 82, Sept. 2009, 215)		Silver	340 BC JL
1829 - Metapontum (nomos Demeter/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Ebay Zeus Gallery, 11 Nov. 2016)		Silver	340 BC JL
1882 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (London, BM, 1903-2-1.5)		Silver	339 BC JL
1813 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (NAC, O, May 2004, 1120)		Silver	339 BC JL
21623 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 482, Dec. 2020, 22)		Silver	339 BC JL
2097 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 82, Sept. 2009, 220)		Silver	339 BC JL
1834 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Leu, 8, May 2003, 238)		Silver	339 BC JL
21627 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Triton, I, Dec. 1997, 103)		Silver	339 BC JL
1763 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Seaby List, Aug. 1961, A707)		Silver	339 BC JL
1926 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll. 18)		Silver	339 BC JL
1898 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll. 17)		Silver	339 BC JL
21629 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Nomos, Obolos 13, July 2019, 149)		Silver	339 BC JL
1869 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Asta del Titano, EA, 5 June 2016, 33)		Silver	339 BC JL
1934 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (LHS Numismatik, 100, Apr. 2007, 113)		Silver	339 BC JL
23706 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Leu, 61, May 1995, 36)		Silver	339 BC JL
21634 - Metapontum (nomos Leucippus/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Sternberg, 14, May 1984, 37)		Silver	339 BC JL
29015 - Metapontum (1/3 stater Leucippus/two barley ears) over uncertain type (Triton, XX, Jan. 2017, 29)		Gold	280 BC JL
1820 - Metapontum (AE Athena/ear of barley) over uncertain type (Savoca Coins, Blue Auction 6, Apr. 2018, 18)		Bronze	275 BC JL
2018 - Metapontum (AE Athena/ear of barley) over Metapontum (Savoca Coins, Blue auction 5, Feb. 2018, 21)		Bronze	275 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
1842 - Caulonia (nomos Apollo/incuse Apollo) over Metapontum (ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) (München, Staatliche Münzsammlung)		Silver	535 BC JL
23758 - Poseidonia (nomos Poseidon/incuse Poseidon) over Metapontum (ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) (Triton, III, Nov. 1999, 76)		Silver	530 BC JL
2139 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Metapontum (grain ear/incuse grain ear) (New York, ANS)		Silver	530 BC JL
1909 - Poseidonia (nomos Poseidon/incuse Poseidon) over Metapontum (ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) (New York, ANS)		Silver	530 BC JL
23751 - Poseidonia (nomos Poseidon/incuse Poseidon) over Metapontum (ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) (London, BM, 1946,0101.429)		Silver	530 BC JL
1854 - Poseidonia (nomos Poseidon/bull) over Metapontum (ear of barley/incuse ear of barley) (New York, ANS, 1935.101.1)		Silver	470 BC JL
2018 - Metapontum (AE Athena/ear of barley) over Metapontum (Savoca Coins, Blue auction 5, Feb. 2018, 21)		Bronze	275 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	metapontum
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Metapontum in Lucania.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	442658
Ancient regionAncient region.	Lucania Nomisma: magna_graecia, Nomisma: lucania
Modern countryModern country	Italy
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	40.383126° N, 16.822782° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Metapontum https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/442658 http://sws.geonames.org/7289453/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x49622 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7010092

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Literature

• BMC Italy
• HGC 1
• HN Italy
• Johnston 1990
• Knight 1830
• Noe - Johnston 1984
• Noe 1927
• Noe 1931
• SNG ANS 2 Lucania
• Sutherland 1952

Authors

• Ann Johnston
• Sydney P. Noe
• Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland