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Issuer	Metapontion (Lucania)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	350 BC
Value	Nomos (2)
Currency	Campanian (Italic-Achaean) drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	7.66 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 280457
References	HN Italy# 1526 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , BMC Gr/It# 141 Reginald Stuart Poole, Barclay V. Head, Percy Gardner, Warwick William Wroth, George Francis Hill; 1873. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 1. Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , SNG ANS 2# 373 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. , Noe Metapontum# 495 American Numismatic Society (publisher). The coinage of Metapontum. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (4 volumes). , Dewing# 371 Leo Mildenberg (ed.), Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.); 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes).

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Obverse

Head of Nike to right, wearing ampyx and sphendone, decorated with three stars and tied above her forehead, and pendant earring.

Script: Greek

Lettering: NIKA

Reverse

Ear of barley with leaf to right; above leaf, pomegranate with blossom above.

Script: Greek

Lettering: METAΠONTION

Mint

Metapontum, Lucania, Italy

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Nomos AG Auction 21 Lot 37	21 Nov 2020	VF	USD 2141.49 (CHF 1694.00) (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232247 Lot 64013	23 Nov 2022	F (NGC Choice Fine)	USD 140.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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