Greek Coins
Lucania, Metapontum
Nomos circa 330-290, 7.96 g. Head of Demeter l., wearing barley wreath. Rev. META Ear of barley with stalk and leaf to l.; above and below which, hayfork / [A]Δ. ??SNG ANS 454. Johnston C 5.5 Historia Numorum Italy 1582.
A wonderful portrait of fine style struck in high relief, an absolutely unobtrusive
die-break on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine
Ex LHS sale 100, 2007, 116.