LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 7.74 g, 1h). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 59. Estimated: $ 1 000

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 1 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (19mm, 7.74 g, 1h). Wreathed head of Demeter facing slightly right; [tiny AΠ to lower right] / Barley ear with leaf to right; bucranium above leaf, A[ΘA] below. Johnston Class C, 2.2 (same dies); HN Italy 1584; SNG ANS 463–4 (same dies); SNG Fitzwilliam 503 (same dies); SNG München 992 (same dies); Dewing 388 (same dies); Jameson 318 (same dies). Minor porosity, a few light marks. VF. Well centered.

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Shanna Schmidt. Ex Roma E-Sale 57 (31 May 2019), lot 76; Roma IX (22 March 2015), lot 22.


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