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Diobol
| Issuer | Metapontion |
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| Year | 325 BC - 275 BC |
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| Weight | 1.23 g |
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| Obverse description | Bearded head of Zeus Ammon facing right, depicted with a laureate wreath and the characteristic curling ram's horn emerging from behind the ear. The hair is rendered in dense, tightly coiled locks cascading around the face and neck, with a full beard treated in a similar plastic style. The portrait displays the vigorous Italic engraving tradition of Lucanian coinage from this period, with strong modeling of the facial features. The field is plain with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed ear of barley presented upright, with six prominent grains arranged symmetrically along the stalk and a curved leaf extending to the right. Atop the leaf is placed a tripod, serving as a control symbol. The ethnic abbreviation ΜΕ appears to the right of the stalk, identifying the issuing city of Metapontion. The composition is characteristic of the city's celebrated agricultural reverse types, which reference its renowned grain production in Magna Graecia. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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