LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Nomos (19.5mm, 7.86 g, 1h). Ear of barley with eight grains; AT[ƎM] up left field; to right, grasshopper downward / Incuse ear of barley with seven grains. Noe 258 (same dies as illustration); HN Italy 1486; SNG Lloyd 317 (same dies); BMC 26 (same dies); Bement 162 (same dies); de Luynes 453 (same dies); McClean 906 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 5745586-007, graded Ch AU, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
