327, Lot: 204. Estimate $200. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.82 g, 1h). Laureate head right; AΠOΛ on truncation, Σ below / Grain ear with leaf to right. Noe 461 (same dies); HN Italy 1534; SNG ANS 349 (same dies). VF, toned, roughness and deposits. Rare.

From the Continental Collection.

The meaning of “AΠOΛ” on the obverse has been debated, with Noe suggesting it indicates that the obverse head is of Apollo, while others consider it a signature.