1 Stater Ancient Greece (1100BC-330) Silver

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Denomination:

1 Stater (about Stater)

Metal:

Silver

State:

Ancient Greece (1100BC-330)

Issue year(s):

400BC - 340BC

Catalog reference:

ITALY. Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.73g,. Head of Demeter facing to left, wearing an earring. Rev. [M]ETAΠO[…], ear of barley, a leaf on right with an ivy-leaf above (Noe 522 (these dies); SNG ANS 389 (these dies); HN Italy 1545).

Metapontum was another of the wealthy Greek colonies in Magna Graecia. Throughout the extensive series of staters that Metapontum issued, the ear of barley, to which the city-state owed its wealth, features prominently. Perhaps of most interest however, is the head of Demeter, the goddess of corn, which usually appears on the obverse of the staters. The head of Demeter is consistently represented as a young woman, often engraved in exquisite beauty to a very high degree of artistry.

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-08-19
The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.65g,. Head of Demeter facing to left, her hair bound by a net, and wearing an earring and a necklace. Rev. METAΠ , ear of barley, a leaf on right, an ivy-leaf above the leaf (Noe 519 (t ...

Posted by: anonymous 2015-08-19
The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 B.C.), Silver Stater, 8.00g,. Head of Demeter facing to left, her hair bound by a net, wearing an earring and a necklace. Rev. META , ear of barley, a leaf on right with Φ above (Noe 520 (these dies); BMC 130; ...

Posted by: anonymous 2015-08-19
The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Lucania, Metapontum (c.400-340 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.73g,. Head of Demeter facing to left, wearing an earring. Rev. [M]ETAΠO[…], ear of barley, a leaf on right with an ivy-leaf above (Noe 522 (these dies); SNG ANS 389 (these dies); HN Ita ...