CNG 112, Lot: 42. Estimate $500. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Triobol (13.5mm, 1.28 g, 6h). Ear of barley with six grains; TƎM down left field, OΠA down right / Incuse head of ox. Noe 294 var. (ethnic); HN Italy 1487 var. (same). Toned, small deposit on reverse. Good VF. Well centered and good metal for issue. Unpublished with this longer ethnic.

From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 9 (16 April 1996), lot 60.