LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 430-400 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.41 g, 12h). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 591
Lot: 15.
Closing Date: Jul 16 2025 10:00 ET

Greek, 12h, Silver

Estimate: $ 200

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 430-400 BC. AR Nomos (23mm, 7.41 g, 12h). Wreathd head of Demeter left / Barley ear with seven grains; praying mantis to left. Noe 397 (same dies); HN Italy 1510; SNG ANS 314 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 692 (same dies); SNG Lockett 383 (same dies); McClean 923 (same dies). Old cabinet tone, remnants of find patina, some roughness and porosity, light scratch in field on obverse. Near VF. Rare, only three others in CoinArchives.

Ex Naville Numismatics 77 (13 November 2022), lot 22.


Closing Date and Time: 16 July 2025 at 10:04:40 ET.

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