GREEK COINS. LUCANIA.
METAPONTUM. Nomos, about 280-270 BC. AR 7.86 g. Head of Demeter r., wearing wreath of barley, long hair falling down neck; in field l., Π Rev. META Ear of barley with leaf on l. between pig and ΦΙ. Johnston 83, D4.19 (same dies).
Rare issue. Excellent early hellenistic style. Almost f.d.c.
Provenance: Auktion Leu Numismatik AG, Zürich 61 (1995), 39.