Lucania, Metapontion; AR Nomos; head of Demeter/barley ear, quince
195,00 €
Description
Lucania, Metapontion, 400 – 340 BC. AR Nomos. Head of Demeter right, hair bound with fillet, earring and necklace / Barley ear of seven grains with leaf to right, quince above leaf.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AR24 |
| Weight [g]: | 7,14 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | Noe 484 (same dies); HN Italy 1540 |
| Commentary: | big flan, good metal surfaces |
Historical Context
According to one version, Pythagoras (570 - 495 BC) fled from Kroton to Tarent and the to Metaponton, where he starved himself to death; his tomb was still shown in time of Cicero.
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