Unpublished Reverse Die
Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 205. Estimate $150. Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009. Sold For $230. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (7.51 g, 4h). Head of Demeter right / Barley ear of seven grains with leaf to right; ΞΩ above leaf. Noe 507 (same obv. die); HN Italy 1538. VF, lightly toned, test cut on obverse. This reverse die unpublished. Extremely rare.
From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.