ANCIENT GREEK COINS
LUCANIA | Metapontion
AUCS2_20111218
Lot 5 AR Nomos, 7.87g
FROM THE AUCTION CATALOG
| House | Auctiones GmbH, Bern, Switzerland |
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| Date | December 18th, 2011 |
| Lot | 5 |
| Description | Metapontum, Lucania. AR Nomos (23 mm, 7.87 g), c. 400-375 BC. Obv. Diademed head of nymph right. Rev. ΜΕΤΑ, Ear of corn with leaf. Noe II, 370g (this coin); SNG ANS 299 (same dies). Impressive pedigree. Lightly toned and very fine. From the collections of A. Delbeke, L. G. Schlesinger y Guzman and De La Tour; ex Sotheby's, Wilkinson & Hodge, London 24./25.4.1907, 23; Sotheby's, Wilkinson & Hodge, London 20.7.1914, 76; Naville & Cie - Ars Classica, Geneva XII (Lucerne 1926), 31; A. Hess AG, Lucerne - Bank Leu & Co. AG, Zurich 12./13.4.1962 (Lucerne), 31 and Hess-Divo 314 (2009), 1016. |
| Issuer | Lucania | Metapontum |
| Metal | AR (Silver) |
| Denomination | Nomos |
| Weight | 7.87g |
| Estimate | 1000 |
| Sold | 850 |
| Currency | Sfr |
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LUCANIA | Metapontion
AUCS2_20111218
Lot 5 AR Nomos, 7.87g