LUCANIA. Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. Didrachm or Nomos

LUCANIA. Metapontion. Circa 340-330 BC. Didrachm or Nomos (Silver, 21 mm, 7.78 g, 6 h). AMI Bearded head of Leukippos to right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Rev. [META] Barley ear with leaf to right; above leaf, thunderbolt. HN Italy 1577. Johnston Class B, 4.3 (same dies). SNG Copenhagen 1214. Beautifully toned, lustrous and with a head of Leukippos of particularly fine style. Very thin flan crack and the reverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, good extremely fine.


From the collection of Sheik Saud al Thani, Numismatica Ars Classica 124, 23 June 2021, 33, ex Roma II, 2 October 2011, 22 and Numismatica Ars Classica 54, 24 March 2010, 17.