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Nomos of Metapontion with female head
Greek
Classical Period
about 400–340 B.C.
Mint: Lucania, Metapontion
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 7.56 gm. Die axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1999.449
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Female head to right, hair bound with sphendone, wearing necklace and earring.
At left: inscription in Greek (signature ?)
Reverse: Seven-grained barley ear, with leaf at right.
Inscriptions in Greek above leaf and at left.
At left: inscription in Greek (signature ?)
Reverse: Seven-grained barley ear, with leaf at right.
Inscriptions in Greek above leaf and at left.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Collection Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig; by 1998: with Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Niederdorfstrasse 43, CH-8025 Zurich, Switzerland (Auction 13 [Collection Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig], Hotel Baur au Lac, 8022 Zurich, October 8, 1998, lot 144); by 1999: with Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., P.O. Box 479, Lancaster, Pa. 17608 (Auction 50, Mail Bid Sale, June 23, 1999, lot 428); purchased at Auction 50 on behalf of MFA by Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.; purchased by MFA from Classical Numismatic Group Inc, September 15, 1999