LUCANIA, Metapontion. Punic occupation. Circa 215-207 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (13.5mm, 1.92 g, 11h). Wreathed head of Demeter right / Two barley ears; crossed torch to right. Robinson, Second, pl. VI, 9; HN Italy 1636. Iridescent tone, a hint of porosity. Superb EF.
From the J. de Wilde Collection. Ex New York Sale XXXII (8 January 2014), lot 78 (hammer $2000).