140, Lot: 7. Estimate $300. Sold for $230. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 470-440 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 8.22 g). Six-grained ear of barley; grasshopper to left / Incuse seven-grained ear of barley; to right, outline of dolphin downward. Noe 260 (same dies); SNG ANS 258 (same dies); HN Italy 1486. Near VF, some striking weakness. Extremely rare, only three published examples.