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Obolos 13

15 June 2019
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Starting Price: 325 CHF
Hammer Price:  Unsold
Lot 156

LUCANIA. Metapontum. Circa 330-290 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 20 mm, 7.93 g, 7 h). Head of Demeter to left, wearing grain wreath, triple pendant earring and pearl necklace; below chin, ΔΩPI. Rev. ΜΕΤΑ Ear of barley with leaf to left; above leaf, rake; below leaf, ΑΔ. HN III 1582. Johnston Class C, 5.4 (same dies). SNG ANS 452 (same obvesre die). Nicely struck. Traces of die rust, corrosion and with a die break over the ethnic on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.

The axis 7 tells us that the person who minted this coin hold the reverse die with his left hand and used the hammer with his right hand. So he was definitely right-handed like the 90% of us.

Online bidding closes: 2 Jul 2019, 17:18:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 27 Apr 2024, 04:52:58 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:Unsold
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