Stater of Metapontum
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Stater of Metapontum
Place of OriginItaly, Magna Graecia, Metapontum (Metaponto)
Date550-530 BCE
DimensionsDiam: 1 1/8 in. (3 cm)
MediumSilver coin.
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Carl B. Spitzer
Object number
1934.2
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DescriptionObverse: ear of corn, relief; Reverse: same, incuse.
Label TextLike their counterparts in Greece itself, each Greek city state in southern Italy developed a distinctive coinage. The symbol of Metapontum was an ear of barley.Comparative ReferencesSee also Colin Kraay and Max Hirmer, Greek Coins, no. 228, p. 31, p. 307.
145-161 CE
about 450-423 BCE
about 99-94 BCE
about 310-290 BCE
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