Lot description:
Lucania, Metapontion AR Stater. Circa 330-290 BC. Da-, magistrate. Wreathed head of Demeter to left, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace / Ear of barley with leaf to left; fork or rake above leaf; ΔA below, META upwards to right. HN Italy 1582; Johnston C5.8 (same obv. die, unlisted rev. die); SNG Tübingen 458 (same obv. die); HGC 1, 1063; CNG 96, 4 (same dies). 7.83g, 21mm, 4h.
Near Extremely Fine; highly lustrous.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XXVII, 22 March 2023, lot 31 (sold but buyer defaulted).
Estimate: 1000 GBP | |