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Features

Issuer	Metapontion (Lucania)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	225 BC - 200 BC
Currency	Drachm (540-200BC)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	1.97 g
Diameter	12 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 570514
References	HN Italy# 1706 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , SNG ANS 2# 575-577 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. , HGC 1# 1143 Oliver D. Hoover; 2018. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia / Volume 1: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. , Johnston Bronze# 70 Ann Johnston; 1989. “The Bronze Coinage of Metapontum”, Kraay-Mørkholm essays, pages 121-136. , SNG Copenhagen# 1263 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , BMC Gr/It# 194 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.

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Obverse

Head of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder.

Reverse

Two-handled crater; in right field, barley ear.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΜΕΤΑ

Mint

Metapontum, Lucania, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (225 BC - 200 BC)							$ 64	$ 820

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Numismatica Ars Classica February Sale 2026 Lot 20	28 Feb 2026	XF	USD 1523.37 (CHF 1200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	CNG Auction 115 Lot 13	16 Sep 2020	XF	USD 750.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Triton V Lot 71	16 Jan 2002	XF	USD 400.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 114 Lot 22	6 May 2019	XF	USD 825.16 (CHF 650.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 309 Lot 208	26 Sep 2024	VF	USD 64.00 (EUR 55.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Bertolami Fine Arts
	Roma Numismatics The Anders Collection Part II Lot 330	1 Jun 2023	VF	USD 53.82 (GBP 40.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	CNG Electronic Auction 517 Lot 21	1 Jun 2022	VF	USD 140.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	H. D. Rauch E-Auction 35 Lot 30	17 Sep 2020	VF	USD 58.19 (EUR 50.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© H. D. Rauch
	CNG Electronic Auction 214 Lot 31	15 Jul 2009	VF	USD 100.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.