Italy. Southern Lucania, Metapontum. AR Nomos, c. 470-440 BC. Obv. Six-grained barley-ear. MET[A] retrograde to right; grasshopper to left. Narrow cable border on a raised rim. Rev. Eight-grained barley-ear incuse. HN Italy 1486. Noe, class XII, 261. AR. g. 7.19 mm. 23.00 R. VF/Good VF. This coin shares the obverse die with the stater acheloio aethlon, belonging to one of the early double relief issue.