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5 November 2023
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Estimate: 250 CHF
Hammer Price:  320 CHF
Lot 579

LUCANIA. Metapontum. Circa 440-430 BC. Obol (Silver, 7.5 mm, 0.43 g). Grain ear. Rev. Ο (= Οβολός) within a circle of dots. HGC 1, 1090. HN III 1503. Noe p. 106, "Additions," 362.5. SNG Ashmolean 685. Very rare. Toned and clear. Very fine.

From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, from the collection of Leo Mildenberg and from the stock of Bank Leu.

The letter Ο on the reverse is, of course, the initial letter of the denomination. This is one of a number of coins from Magna Graecia and Sicily that bear denomination letters like this, which shows that the standard of literacy in those areas must have been quite high.

Online bidding closes: 5 Nov 2023, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 25 Sep 2025, 21:48:49 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:320 CHF
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