Lucania, Metapontom stater

Head of Demeter right hair bound with fillet, wearing earring. Punch mark on ear.

METAΠON (retrograde) Ear of barely with leaf to right; on which palmette.

circa 400-340

6.09g

Noe 485b. Jameson 287. SNG Lloyd 365. SNG ANS 367. Historia Numorum Italy 1540.

An extremely rare variety, only two specimens cited by Noe

This example has the reverse ethnic in retrograde and low weight. Ancient counterfeit?

Ex-Calgary coin.

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Enodia

[Jan 28, 2020 at 07:20 AM]

This is an interesting and unusual coin. Demeter with Her hair up is less common, but the reverse is particularly rare with the full ethnic, and the barley ear is very nice without the 'scalloping' which is often seen on these. Nice one!

Mat

[Jan 28, 2020 at 01:48 PM]

An awesome coin

okidoki

[Jan 28, 2020 at 06:58 PM]

Congrats very nice Jay

quadrans

[Jan 29, 2020 at 05:26 PM]

wow, great coin,

Mark R1

[Mar 06, 2020 at 06:44 PM]

Nice one Jay

Randygeki(h2)

[Mar 26, 2020 at 01:33 AM]

A Beauty

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