LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.97 g, 5h). Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 8. Estimated: $ 4 000

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 7 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 400-340 BC. AR Nomos (22.5mm, 7.97 g, 5h). Head of Demeter left, wearing triple-pendant earring / Grain ear with leaf to right; METAΠONTINΩN upward to left, laurel leaf to right. Noe 524g (this coin); HN Italy 1545. Attractive old cabinet tone, minor die wear and tiny flan flaw in field on obverse. Near EF. Very rare, only three other examples in CoinArchives, all far inferior to this specimen.

Ex Ars Classica XIII (27 June 1928), lot 88; J. Hirsch XXX (11 May 1911), lot 180.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 127 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 17-18 September 2024. This lot is in Session One, which will begin 17 September at 9 AM ET.

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