309, Lot: 1. Estimate $100. Sold for $70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 425-350 BC. Æ Obol (18mm, 7.05 g, 5h). Wreathed head of Demeter right / Grain ear; OBOΛ[ΟΣ] to left, poppy head to right. Johnston Bronze 4; HN Italy 1640. VF, green patina, some roughness. One of the few instances of this time where the denomination is explicitly stated on a coin.

From the JMG Collection.