From the First Issue of Metapontion Fractions

243, Lot: 4. Estimate $150. Sold for $270. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.40 g, 12h). Barley ear / Incuse barley ear. Noe class I, 34-6; HN Italy 1462. VF, find patina, light porosity, wavy flan.

From the first issue of Metapontion fractions, which is noteworthy for having been struck at such an early date.