ANCIENT COINS. GREEK. Lucania, Metapontum (c.330-290 B.C.), Silver Stater, 7.94g, 6h. Head of Demeter facing left, wearing a wreath of grain-ears, an earring and a necklace, Δ E Ξ (retrograde) below chin. Rev. META (retrograde), ear of barley, a leaf on left with lighted altar above, Y Λ on right (Johnston, Class C, 10.4 (this obverse die); SNG ANS 503 (these dies); HN Italy 1593). Well-struck in high relief, with a particularly fresh reverse die, beautiful old iridescent cabinet tone, extremely fine / good extremely fine. Purchased A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., London $1,100
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