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Auction 106  4-5 Sep 2018
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Lot 1012

Starting price: 350 USD
Price realized: 3600 USD
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Lucania, Metapontion. Silver Nomos (7.53 g), ca. 340-330 BC. Obverse die signed by Aristoxenos. Head of Demeter left, wearing wreath of olive and ivy, triple-pendant earring, and necklace; on neck truncation, artist's signature: [APIΣTΞE]. Reverse: META, Barley ear with leaf to left. Noe 422; De Luynes 472; HN Italy 1518. Very Rare. Lightly toned, minor scratch in reverse field noted for clarity. Very Fine. Estimate Value $700 - 800
From the Lee Rousseau Collection.
Like other artists who engraved coin dies for more than one city, Aristoxenos also produced dies for Lucanian Herakleia. This illustrates the pride cities took in their coinage, contracting out engraving work to the most skilled and well-known artists of the day.
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