Ancient coin – HCR111438

Obverse

Inscription:

ΜΕΤ[Α] (right)

Design:

Ear of barley; dotted border

Reverse

Design:

Ear of barley; radiate border; incuse

Information

Period

Greek

Mint

Metapontum

Denomination

Drachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 540 BC – 510 BC (According to Hn3 Italy)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.69

Axis

Diameter (mm)

17.5

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

1964

Source

Dr E. S. G. Robinson

Acquisition credit

Presented by Dr E. S. G. Robinson, 1964.

Reference

SNG Ashmolean I (A) : 666

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_051a_0666

Reference

Noe, Metapontum : no. 82 (variant)

Reference

HN3 Italy : 1468

Note:

Rutter lists Noe 82 as a Stater, but it is a drachm type in Noe's publication.

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1459-81

Contributors to this coin record

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