(sold for $1600.0)
The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. ITALY. Lucania, Metapontum (c.430-400 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.76g,. Head of Demeter facing to left, her hair fastened at the back with a fillet, wearing two stalks of barley, one of which projects above her forehead, and a pendant. Rev. META , ear of barley, a praying mantis on left (Noe 397 (these dies); SNG Lockett 383 (these dies); HN Italy 1510). Lightly toned, good very fine, pretty style. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 13 February 1985 Metapontum was another of the wealthy Greek colonies in Magna Graecia. Throughout the extensive series of staters that Metapontum issued, the ear of barley, to which the city-state owed its wealth, features prominently. Perhaps of most interest however, is the head of Demeter, the goddess of corn, which usually appears on the obverse of the staters. The head of Demeter is consistently represented as a young woman, often engraved in exquisite beauty to a very high degree of artistry. Considering the range of different styles in which Demeter manifests herself, it is tempting to think that the artists responsible might have taken their inspiration from real life. The Prospero Collection includes a very attractive and select group of staters from Metapontum. US$ 1,600
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