LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.85 g, 5h).

Electronic Auction 459
Lot: 22. Estimated: $ 1 500

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 290-280 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.85 g, 5h). Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears, veil, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; Π behind neck / Barley ear with leaf to left; pig standing right on leaf, ΦI below. Johnston Class D, 4.19 (same dies); HN Italy 1625; Auctiones 18, lot 515; Leu 61, lot 39; NAC 29, lot 44 (same dies); Sternberg X, lot 10. Deep cabinet tone, flan crack, light scrape and cut on obverse. EF. Very rare issue, missing from most public collections.

From the Asher D. Atchick Collection. Ex Gasvoda Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 436, 23 January 2019) lot 27; Edward J. Waddell Inventory 51918 (August 2015).


Closing Date and Time: 8 January 2020 at 10:07:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.