Lucania, Metapontion (c. 340-330 BC), Nomos, AR (g 7,90; mm 24)
Head of Demeter r., wearing wreath of barley ears, Rv. Seven-grained barley ear; leaf to right, double-handled crater above, ΦΙ below. HN Italy 1568 var. (ΦΙ instead of Φ). Refined style. Traces of old cleaning. Fields gently smoothed. Possible slight tooling following cleaning. Extremely fine.