Bertolami Fine Art
Auction 8 3 February 2014
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Lucania, Stater, Metapontion, c. 400-375 BC; AR (g 7,88; mm 20; h 2); Head of Demeter r., wearing hairband, Rv. META, barley-ear. Noe 381; HNItaly 1507; SNG Copenhagen 1189 var.; SNG ANS 299.
Rare, important pedigree, old cabinet tone. About extremely fine.
From collections of A. Delbeke, L. G. Schlesinger y Guzman and De La Tour; ex Sotheby's, Wilkinson & Hodge, London 24./25.4.1907, 23; Sotheby's, Wilkinson & Hodge, London 20.7.1914, 76; Naville & Cie - Ars Classica, Geneva XII (Lucerne 1926), 31; A. Hess AG, Lucerne - Bank Leu & Co. AG, Zurich 12./13.4.1962 (Lucerne), 31 and Hess-Divo 314 (2009), 1016.
The polis of Metapontion was founded by Acheans in 630-620 BC. According ancient texts, this area was occupied by indigenous peoples and during the first phase of occupation, relations were peaceful. Only, in second phase, Greeks controlled all other centres. Considering this origin, we understand because there were a lot of cults in the city and in its chora. Many of those cults are rappresented on coins, accompanied with barley-ear.
Rare, important pedigree, old cabinet tone. About extremely fine.
From collections of A. Delbeke, L. G. Schlesinger y Guzman and De La Tour; ex Sotheby's, Wilkinson & Hodge, London 24./25.4.1907, 23; Sotheby's, Wilkinson & Hodge, London 20.7.1914, 76; Naville & Cie - Ars Classica, Geneva XII (Lucerne 1926), 31; A. Hess AG, Lucerne - Bank Leu & Co. AG, Zurich 12./13.4.1962 (Lucerne), 31 and Hess-Divo 314 (2009), 1016.
The polis of Metapontion was founded by Acheans in 630-620 BC. According ancient texts, this area was occupied by indigenous peoples and during the first phase of occupation, relations were peaceful. Only, in second phase, Greeks controlled all other centres. Considering this origin, we understand because there were a lot of cults in the city and in its chora. Many of those cults are rappresented on coins, accompanied with barley-ear.