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| Issuer | Metapontion |
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| Year | 540 BC - 520 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | Incuse barley ear rendered in intaglio, mirroring the obverse type in exact correspondence according to the Achaean incuse technique introduced by Pythagoras of Rhegion. The head of grain occupies the centre of the field with radiating stalks spread symmetrically to left and right, all recessed into the fabric of the flan. The surrounding field is smooth and slightly concave, enclosed within a plain border with a fine cable or rope pattern. This incuse reverse is a hallmark of the earliest coinage of Metapontion and the broader Achaean colonial minting tradition of Magna Graecia, dating to the late sixth century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Metapontion (Metapontum), Lucania |
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