Metapontum
Nomos circa 430-400, AR 8.00 g. Head of Heracles r., wearing lion’s skin headdress. Rev. META Ear of barley; in l. field, fly. Noe 428. Historia Numorum Italy 1505. Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, possibly the finest specimen known. A vigorous portrait of fine style, slightly off-centre, as is usual for this issue. Superb light iridescent tone, a hairline flan-crack at five o'clock on obverse, otherwise extremely fine Ex NAC sale 9, 1996, 63.