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| Issuer | Metapontion |
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| Year | 330 BC - 290 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (540-200BC) |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of Demeter or Leukippos rendered in fine late Classical style, depicted three-quarter face turned slightly to the left, crowned with a wreath of grain ears over long wavy hair that falls in thick locks onto the shoulders. The features are modelled with considerable plastic skill, exhibiting large almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and slightly parted lips. A small monogram or magistrate's symbol appears at the lower right of the field. The absence of a surrounding legend on this face is consistent with the iconographic conventions of Metapontine coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | META AΘA |
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| Mint | Metapontion (Lucania, Southern Italy) |
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