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| Issuer | Metapontion |
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| Year | 340 BC - 330 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bearded male head in right profile, identified as Leukippos, the legendary founder of Metapontion, wearing a Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head with cheek guards raised, rendered in fine high relief with detailed curling beard and naturalistic facial features characteristic of the mature South Italian Greek style. The inscription AMI appears in Greek letters to the left of the portrait in the field, likely referencing the magistrate or engraver responsible for the issue. The flan is irregularly shaped, as is typical of hand-struck coinage of this period and region. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse lettering | ΜΕΤΑ |
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