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| Issuer | Metapontion |
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| Year | 275 BC - 250 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (540-200BC) |
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| Reverse description | A stylised barley-ear oriented vertically, with a single leaf projecting to the right, serving as the principal civic symbol of Metapontion. A tripod is placed in the upper right field, acting as a secondary type. The ethnic legend META or METAΠΟ appears in Greek characters to the left of the barley-ear, identifying the issuing city. |
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| Reverse lettering | META |
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| Mint | Metapontion (Lucania) |
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