Nomos

Features

Issuer	Metapontion (Lucania)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	330 BC - 290 BC
Value	Nomos (2)
Currency	Campanian (Italic-Achaean) drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	7.92 g
Diameter	20 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 280522
References	HN Italy# 1593 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , SNG ANS 2# 503 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 Australia# 654 William L. Gale, Kenneth A. Sheedy; 2008. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Australia / Volume 1. Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies: The Gale Collection of South Italian Coins. Numismatic Association of Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Obverse

Head of Demeter to left, wearing grain wreath, triple pendant earring and pearl necklace; to left, below Demeter's chin, ΔΕΧ (retrograde).

Script: Greek (retrograde)

Lettering: ΔΕΧ

Reverse

Ear of barley with seven grains and with leaf to left; above leaf, lighted altar; below right, ΛΥ (retrograde); to the right, ΜΕΤΑ (retrograde).

Script: Greek (retrograde)

Lettering:
ΜΕΤΑ
ΥΛ

Mint

Metapontum, Lucania, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (330 BC - 290 BC)							$ 700	$ 1300

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Nomos AG Auction 21 Lot 42	21 Nov 2020	XF	USD 7669.46 (CHF 6050.00) (incl. buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	CNG Electronic Auction 441 Lot 16	3 Apr 2019	XF	USD 1000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Triton XXII Lot 49	8 Jan 2019	XF	USD 1200.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 82 Lot 16	20 May 2015	XF	USD 2535.36 (CHF 2000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	CNG Auction 120 Lot 29	11 May 2022	VF	USD 1300.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Electronic Auction 483 Lot 46	6 Jan 2021	VF	USD 700.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Nomos AG obolos 17 Lot 48	20 Dec 2020	VF	USD 843.64 (CHF 665.50) (incl. buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	CNG Electronic Auction 482 Lot 23	16 Dec 2020	VF	USD 475.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.