Lot 612
612
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum (c. 410 BC), Silver Stater, 7.63 gms., die axis 360°, head of Demeter right, her hair bound by taenia, rev. ear of corn, leaf to right, /KMETA/k to left (Noe II, 390; SNG ANS 311; SNG Cop. 1191), lovely style, recalling the work of the die signer Aristoxenos, choice very fine

Details
Italy, Lucania, Metapontum (c. 410 BC), Silver Stater, 7.63 gms., die axis 360°, head of Demeter right, her hair bound by taenia, rev. ear of corn, leaf to right, /KMETA/k to left (Noe II, 390; SNG ANS 311; SNG Cop. 1191), lovely style, recalling the work of the die signer Aristoxenos, choice very fine
Provenance
Purchased from Charles Morley in 1942 for $140