Stater of Metapontion, Lucania

CoinsGreek6th century BCE

Stater of Metapontion, Lucania

530 -500 BCE

Description

Obverse: Ear of barley Reverse: Ear of barley, incuse

Classification

Coins

Technique

Struck

Medium

Silver

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period

Century

6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.93 g

Provenance

Robinson coll.

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