Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 4Auction date: 7 April 2024
Lot number: 16

Price realized: 550 CHF   (Approx. 608 USD / 559 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


LUCANIA. Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. Stater (Silver, 19.95 mm, 7.91 g). Wreathed head of Demeter left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace / META upwards on right, seven-grained barley ear, leaf to left; tongs above;[AΘA] below leaf. HN Italy 1583. SNG ANS 491. SNG Ashmolean 752-3. Johnston Class C, 4. Very attractive example with high relief details. Some light scratches on the obverse, otherwise, Near Extremely Fine.

Starting price: 100 CHF

Match 1:
Astarte S.A. > Web Auction 5Auction date: 12 May 2024
Lot number: 5

Price realized: To Be Posted
Lot description:


LUCANIA. Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. Stater (Silver, 20.93 mm, 7.74 g), LY magistrate. Head of Demeter left, wearing grain ear wreath, triple-pendant earring, and necklace. Rev. ME-T[A] Barley ear with leaf to right; long caduceus and ΛY on left. Johnston class A, 1.6. HN Italy 1556. SNG ANS -. HGC 1, 1056. Harshly cleaned, otherwise, Very Fine.
From a Swiss Collection formed before 2005

Starting price: 150 CHF

Match 2:
Nomos AG > obolos 30Auction date: 17 December 2023
Lot number: 28

Price realized: 160 CHF   (Approx. 185 USD / 168 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


LUCANIA. Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. Nomos (Silver, 20.5 mm, 7.91 g, 2 h), struck under the magistrates Dai... and Mach... Head of Demeter to right, wearing wreath of barley ears and triple-pendant earring; below chin, ΔΑI. Rev. META Ear of barley, with leaf to right; to right, on leaf, plow to right; below leaf, ΜΑΧ. HN III 1581. Johnston Class C1. Some flatness, otherwise, very fine.


Starting price: 100 CHF

Match 3:
Nomos AG > obolos 30Auction date: 17 December 2023
Lot number: 43

Price realized: 240 CHF   (Approx. 277 USD / 252 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


LUCANIA. Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. Nomos (Silver, 20 mm, 7.69 g, 3 h). Head of Demeter to left, wearing grain wreath, triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace. Rev. ΜΕΤA Grain ear with leaf to left; above leaf, alabastron; below leaf, ΔΙ. HN III 1587. Johnston Class C, 11. extremely fine.


Starting price: 150 CHF

Match 4:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 556Auction date: 21 February 2024
Lot number: 10

Price realized: 350 USD   (Approx. 325 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (16.5mm, 7.81 g, 9h). Wreathed head of Demeter left; [X]ƎΔ below chin / Barley ear with leaf to left; lit altar above leaf, YΛ to right of stem. Johnston Class C, 10.4 (same dies); HN Italy 1593; SNG ANS 503 (same dies). Iridescent tone, compact flan. Good VF.


Estimate: 300 USD

Match 5:
Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 559Auction date: 3 April 2024
Lot number: 10

Price realized: 1,100 USD   (Approx. 1,018 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description:


LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 330-290 BC. AR Nomos (20.5mm, 7.84 g, 5h). Wreathed head of Demeter left / Barley ear with leaf to left; to left, pitchfork above leaf, [Δ]A below. Johnston Class C, 5.6 (same dies); HN Italy 1582; SNG Lloyd 391 (same dies). Toned, a few small spots of roughness, a little die rust on obverse. Near EF.

From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Nomos 20 (10 July 2020), lot 34.


Estimate: 500 USD