Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 4381 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $450
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SOLD $440
ITALY, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.500-480 B.C.), silver nomos, stater or didrachm, of smaller compact fabric, (7.996 grams), obv. corn ear, [M]ET to left, lizard to right, rev. incuse corn ear, (cf.S.238, Noe 215 [same dies], SNG Cop. 1168 [same dies], SNG Munich 937 [same dies]). Scrape on letter M, obliterating it, attractive grey tone, otherwise very fine and rare type.
Ex W. Woolmer Collection (sold privately).
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