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Features

Issuer	Metapontion (Lucania)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	340 BC - 330 BC
Value	Nomos (2)
Currency	Campanian (Italic-Achaean) drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	7.94 g
Diameter	20.0 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 185188
References	HN Italy# 1575 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , SNG ANS 2# 434 Hyla A. Troxell; 1972. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 2. Lucania. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , SNG Lewis 1# 180 Samuel Savage Lewis, Martin Jessop Price; 1972. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain / Volume 6.1. The Lewis Collection in Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: The Greek and Hellenistic Coins (with Britain and Parthia). Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom.

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Obverse

Bearded head of Leukippos to right, wearing Corinthian helmet and behind, lion’s head right

Reverse

Barley ear with leaf to left. Above leaf, vertical club with head below and below leaf, ΑΜΙ

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΜΕΤΑ
ΑΜΙ

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Metapontum, Lucania, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (340 BC - 330 BC)							$ 490	$ 3400

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Nomos AG Auction 18 Lot 30	5 May 2019	XF	USD 3536.06 (CHF 2800.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	Nomos AG Auction 8 Lot 25	22 Oct 2013	XF	USD 3536.06 (CHF 2800.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Bank Leu 22, 8 May 1979, 5
© Nomos AG
	Numismatica Ars Classica Summer Sale 2025 Lot 114	30 Jul 2025	VF	USD 505.15 (CHF 400.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Nomos AG obolos 16 Lot 559	11 Oct 2020	VF	USD 454.64 (CHF 360.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	Nomos AG obolos 2 Lot 24	14 Jun 2015	VF	USD 1010.30 (CHF 800.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	Nomos AG obolos 8 Lot 44	2 Dec 2017	F	USD 303.09 (CHF 240.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG