Metapontum.   Nomos circa 430-400, AR 7.74 g. Head of Apollo Carneios r. Rev. [M]ETA Ear of barley. Noe 336. SNG ANS 287 (these dies). Jameson 272 (this obverse die). de Luynes 472 (this obverse die). Gillet 141. Gulbenkian 61. SNG Ashmolean 687 (these dies). Historia Numorum Italy 1508.
Very rare. A superb portrait of excellent style perfectly centred on a large flan
and with a lovely old cabinet tone. Extremely fine

Ex Leu 22, 1979, 4 and Nomos 8, 2013, 15 sales. Previously purchased privately from H. Kreindler. From the B. in B. collection.