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| Issuer | Metapontion |
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| Year | 340 BC - 330 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (540-200BC) |
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| Obverse description | Facing left, the draped bust of Demeter rendered in fine archaic-classical style, her hair bound with a wreath of barley ears, the city's emblematic grain. The goddess wears a pendant earring and a plain necklace, details executed with careful engraving. The portrait displays the characteristic idealised naturalism of South Italian die-cutting of the mid-fourth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | A large, finely detailed ear of barley occupies the central field, with a curved leaf extending to the right — the defining civic emblem of Metapontion. To the left stands a caduceus, symbol of Hermes, rendered in relief with serpentine detail. The ethnic legend ΜΕ and the magistrate's abbreviation ΤΑ appear to the lower right of the stalk, with the further abbreviation ΛΥ inscribed in the right field, all in Greek characters. The composition reflects the accomplished engraving tradition of Lucanian mint workers of the fourth century BC. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΜΕ ΤΑ ΛΥ |
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