Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 1 . 15
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LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 440-430 BC. AR Nomos (23.5mm, 7.93 g, 6h). Ear of barley with seven grains / Apollo, nude, standing facing, head left, holding small laurel tree and bow. Noe 314 (same dies); HN Italy 1496; SNG ANS 277 (same dies); SNG Ashmolean 677 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 1185 (same dies); BMC 47 (same dies); Jameson 266 (same dies); Kraay & Hirmer 232. Lightly toned, traces of find patina and minor deposits, minor edge split. Good VF. Very rare, and attractive for this difficult issue, notorious for metal problems and very worn dies. Ex Nomos 8 (22 October 2013), lot 13; Numismatic Fine Arts XIV (29 November 1984), lot 19; Schweizerische Bankverein 5 (16 October 1979), lot 29; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 397 (February 1978), no. 5.
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