Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 36. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 540-510 BC. AR Nomos (8.06 g, 12h). Barley ear of seven grains; META upwards on right / Incuse barley ear of eight grains. Noe 122 (same dies); HN Italy 1479; SNG ANS 213 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1161 (same dies). Near EF, attractively toned, small flan flaw on obverse. Good metal.

From the Paul H. Gerrie Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 77.