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Stater
| Issuer | Metapontion |
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| Year | 510 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm (540-200BC) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Incuse counterpart of the obverse barley ear, rendered as a mirror-image depression in the characteristic Pythagorean incuse technique used by South Italian mints of the archaic period. A dolphin, depicted upward-swimming, appears to the left of the ear in linear relief within the incuse field. The stark contrast between the deeply recessed field and the linear relief elements creates a striking visual effect emblematic of early Metapontine coinage. |
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| Mint | Metapontion (Metapontum), Lucania |
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