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| Issuer | Metapontion |
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| Year | 290 BC - 280 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A large, finely detailed six-grained barley ear occupies the center of the field, rendered with crisp, naturalistic engraving of individual kernels and awns; the stalk terminates at the base. A curved leaf extends to the left, upon which stands a small pig facing right, an emblematic reference to agricultural fertility and sacred associations with Demeter. The ethnic legend META is disposed vertically in the right field, while the magistrate's control mark ΦΙ appears below the leaf in the lower left. The composition is the hallmark civic type of Metapontion, reflecting the city's celebrated agricultural wealth. |
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| Mint | Metapontion (Metaponto, Lucania) |
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