Johnston Plate Coin

Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 21. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. AR Nomos (7.98 g, 10h). Ami-, magistrate. Helmeted head of Leukippos right; to left, lion head right; monogram below chin / Barley ear of seven grains with leaf to left; club above leaf, AMI below. Johnston class B, 2.20 (this coin illustrated); HN Italy 1575. Good VF, toned, a couple tiny die breaks on reverse.

Ex Gorny & Mosch 133 (11 October 2004), lot 23; Naville XV (2 July 1930), lot 153.