Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2020 NYINC Auction 17-18 Jan 2020
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ITALY. Lucania. Metapontion. AR Stater (7.91 gms), ca. 330-290 B.C. NGC Ch EF★, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5. Fine Style.
Johnston Class-C, 5.6-5.7 (same obv. die); HN Italy-1582. Obverse: Head of Demeter left wearing grain wreath; Reverse: META, barley grain with leaf to left; pitchfork above leaf, ΔA below wreath. An exquisite example, offering a deep cabinet tone and a well centered strike, along with showcasing highly artistic dies. A true connoisseur's coin with incredible eye appeal.
Ex: New York Sale XXXIV (1/2015) Lot # 8.
Estimate: $6000.00- $8000.00
Johnston Class-C, 5.6-5.7 (same obv. die); HN Italy-1582. Obverse: Head of Demeter left wearing grain wreath; Reverse: META, barley grain with leaf to left; pitchfork above leaf, ΔA below wreath. An exquisite example, offering a deep cabinet tone and a well centered strike, along with showcasing highly artistic dies. A true connoisseur's coin with incredible eye appeal.
Ex: New York Sale XXXIV (1/2015) Lot # 8.
Estimate: $6000.00- $8000.00