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| Issuer | Metapontion |
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| Year | 400 BC - 340 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing left, the veiled head of Demeter rendered in fine classical style, her hair confined beneath an ornamental net (sakkos); she wears a double-pendant earring and a simple pearl necklace. The portrait displays the refined Italic-Greek engraving characteristic of Metapontion in the early fourth century BC, with carefully articulated facial features and delicate hair strands visible beneath the net. |
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| Reverse description | A meticulously detailed ear of barley, the civic emblem of Metapontion, shown upright with a single leaf curving to the right; above the leaf, a small ivy-leaf appears as a control mark in the right field. The legend METAΠ is inscribed vertically to the right of the stalk, identifying the issuing city in archaic Greek characters. The composition reflects the longstanding Metapontine tradition of depicting the barley ear as the primary reverse type, alluding to the region's celebrated agricultural fertility. |
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| Reverse lettering | METAΠ |
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