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THE FACING HEAD COINS OF: LUCANIA, METAPONTUM |
The facing heads of Metapontum feature a portrait of Demeter in the obverse, and an ear of barley in the reverse. Two renditions of Demeter are featured below. The earlier is rather harsh, the second plump and bland, more in keeping with Demeter’s character as a goddess of prosperity.
The dating follows Historia Numorum Italy.
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c. 400–340 BC. AR Stater. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton X, 9 January 2007, Lot number: 39. From the David Herman Collection. Ex Sammlung Ludwig (Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998), lot 142. |
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c. 330–290 BC. AR Stater. Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 117, 24 November 2003, Lot number: 92. |
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c. 330–290 BC. AR Stater. Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 25, 25 June 2003, Lot number: 27. |
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c. 330–290 BC. AR Stater. Tkalec AG, Auction 2001, 19 February 2001, Lot number: 7. |
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