Watch List notes:

Lucania, Metapontion AR Stater. Circa 540-510 BC. Barley ear of eight grains; MET to left / Incuse barley ear of eight grains. Noe 12 (same dies); SNG ANS 168 (same dies); HN Italy 1459. 8.11g, 28mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine. Rare early issue, and certainly the best preserved specimen stuck from these dies present on CoinArchives.

From a private European collection.