ANCIENT GREEK COINS
LUCANIA | Metapontion
CNG Triton XXVII, Jan 2024
Lot 18 AR Nomos, 7.83g
FROM THE AUCTION CATALOG
| House | Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, USA |
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| Date | January 9th, 2024 |
| Lot | 18 |
| Description | Lot 18. LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (20mm, 7.83 g, 3hh). Wreathed head of Demeter right, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; E[Y] below chin / Barley ear of seven grains with leaf to right; META upward to left, ΛY to lower left, star above leaf. Johnston Class C, 8.12 (same dies); HN Italy 1592; SNG Fitzwilliam 514 (same dies); Pozzi 192 (same obv. die). Underlying luster, a couple of tiny flan flaws. EF. Struck from dies of pleasing style. |
| Issuer | LUCANIA | Metapontion |
| Metal | AR (Silver) |
| Denomination | Nomos |
| Weight | 7.83g |
| Estimate | 1000 |
| Sold | |
| Currency | USD |
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