Area: | Italy: Lucania -Metapontion |
Period: | Circa 330-290 BC |
Denomination: | AR Nomos |
Obverse: | Wreathed head of Demeter left. |
Reverse: | Barley ear of seven grains, leaf to left; tongs above leaf, "META" to right. [AΘA] below leaf |
Reference: | Johnston Class C, 4; HN Italy 1583 |
Weight: | 7.8 gms |
Diameter: | 20.0 mm |
METAPONTUM
Metapontum or Metapontium was an important city of Magna Graecia, situated on the gulf of Tarentum, between the river Bradanus and the Casuentus (modern Basento). It was about 20 km distant from Heraclea and 40 from Tarentum. The ruins of Metapontum are located in the frazione of Metaponto, in the comune of Bernalda, in the Province of Matera, Basilicata region, Italy. |