Greek Coins
Metapontum. Nomos circa 400-380, AR 7.61 g. Head of Dionysus l., wearing diadem with leaves; beneath neck truncation, ΣΠ. Rev. META[Π] Barley-ear with leaf at r. De Luynes 477 (this obverse die). Jameson 296 (this obverse die). Johnston-Noe 458. Historia Numorum Italy 1531.
Very rare. Lovely old cabinet tone, minor areas of porosity,
otherwise about extremely fine
Ex Triton II, 1998, 73 and Hess-Leu 28, 1965, 23 sales. From the A.D.M. collection