Lot 7
Lucania, Metapontion, 330-300 BC. AR Stater (7.93 g). Head right of Demeter wearing corn wreath. Reverse: Ear of grain; ethnic and ant to left, leaf with cornucopiae atop. Johnston (ANS NNM 164) plate 17, class D4.8-4.14; BMC 99. Irregular flan and a little flatness. Nicely toned, mainly in lilac hues; Extremely Fine.
Many collectors of ancient Greek coins admire the numerous creatures present on coinage. At Metapontion, the grasshoppers, roosters, griffins, mice, ants, birds and snakes are part of the menagerie, just to mention a few.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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| Realized $403 |
