Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 146 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
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Lot description: Metapontum. Nomos circa 400-340, AR 22 mm, 7.75 g. Head of Demeter l., hair bound in sphendone, barley grain at forehead; behind, poppy seed and below, [TPO]. Rev. MET[A] Ear of barley ear with leaf to r.; above which, laurel leaf. Noe 467. BMC 120 (these dies). Gillet 161 (this coin). Historia Numorum Italy 1525. Rare. A pleasant portrait and a wonderful old cabinet tone. Graffito on reverse field, otherwise good very fine Ex NAC sale 4, 1991, 13. From the Gillet collection and from an Exceptional Collection assembled between the early 70s and late 90s. Estimate: 2000 CHF |