Greek Coins
Lucania, Metapontum
1/3 stater circa 290-280, AV 2.56 g. NIKA Head of Nike, facing three-quarters r., wearing ampyx and double pearl necklace. Rev. ΜΕΤΑΠΟΝ Ear of barley with leaf to r. Gulbenkian 71. Kraay-Hirmer pl. 84, 245 (this obverse die). Johnston G3 (this coin). Historia Numorum Italy 1629 (these dies).
Very rare. A lovely specimen of this charming issue struck on a
very broad flan, an almost invisible mark on obverse field,
otherwise good very fine / about extremely fine From a French private collection.