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Stater of Metapontion with head of Leukippos
Greek
Classical Period
410–330 B.C.
Mint: Lucania, Metapontion
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 7.85 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.82
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0116.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Leukippos to right, in Corinthian helmet without crest, to right.
In left field a lion's head to right, tongue protruding.
Monogram at right (off flan).
Reverse: Ear of barley, with leaf to left and club downwards in the center.
Initials of magistrate at left (?).
To right, upwards: META
In left field a lion's head to right, tongue protruding.
Monogram at right (off flan).
Reverse: Ear of barley, with leaf to left and club downwards in the center.
Initials of magistrate at left (?).
To right, upwards: META
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren