Lucania, Metapontion Nomos circa 290-280 B.C. - variety with Ram's head and ՒA - superb coin

Lucania, Metapontion Nomos circa 290-280 B.C. - variety with Ram's head and ՒA - superb coin #1.0
Lucania, Metapontion Nomos circa 290-280 B.C. - variety with Ram's head and ՒA - superb coin #1.0
Lucania, Metapontion Nomos circa 290-280 B.C. - variety with Ram's head and ՒA - superb coin #2.1
Lucania, Metapontion Nomos circa 290-280 B.C. - variety with Ram's head and ՒA - superb coin #3.2
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Lucania—Metapontion, a silver Nomos from circa 290–280 BC, weighing 7.64 g with a 22 mm diameter, obverse featuring Demeter to the right wearing a wreath of barley ears and a pearl necklace and the reverse showing META with an ear of barley, a ram head above and the ΒA inscription, graded EF/EF+ with deep steelgrey toning and hints of gold iridescent toning.

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Grade: EF / EF+ deep steelgrey toning, hints of gold irridescent toning
Material: Silver
Weight: 7,64 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Ref.: HN Italy 1617

Obverse: Head of Demeter to right, wearing wreath of barley ears and pearl necklace; behind, Π

Reverse: META, ear of barley with leaf to left; above leaf, head of a ram; between leaf and ear, ՒA

Please note: sorry, no shipping to Asia, Africa, South America, Russia, Turkey and Switzerland

Grade: EF / EF+ deep steelgrey toning, hints of gold irridescent toning
Material: Silver
Weight: 7,64 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Ref.: HN Italy 1617

Obverse: Head of Demeter to right, wearing wreath of barley ears and pearl necklace; behind, Π

Reverse: META, ear of barley with leaf to left; above leaf, head of a ram; between leaf and ear, ՒA

Details

Era
Before 1400
Culture/region
Lucania, Metapontion
Year/period and variation
circa 290-280 B.C. - variety with Ram's head and ՒA - superb coin
Denomination
Nomos
Metal
AR
Condition
EF / EF+ deep steelgrey toning, hints of gold irridescent toning
Weight
7.64 g
Number of objects
1
Theme
History
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