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| Issuer | Metapontion |
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| Year | 400 BC - 340 BC |
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| Weight | 6.46 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Apollo facing right, rendered in fine Classical style with delicate facial features and hair bound with a laurel wreath. The inscription AΠOΛ appears in tiny letters on the truncation of the neck, serving as an abbreviated identification of the deity. The letter Σ is placed in the lower field beneath the bust. The portrait displays the refined artistic quality characteristic of South Italian Greek coinage of the early fourth century BC. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A full, finely detailed ear of barley rendered upright and facing the viewer, its grain-heads prominently modelled in high relief with characteristic incised detailing along each spiked floret. A single barley leaf curves elegantly to the right of the stalk. The ethnic legend META appears in Greek characters arranged vertically along the left field, identifying the issuing city of Metapontion. The composition reflects the iconic agricultural emblem for which Metapontine coinage is celebrated throughout the ancient world. |
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