Lucania, Metapontion

It ain't going to win any prizes but for £2.20 plus £2 shipping I don't really mind

Head of Demeter r., wearing barley-wreath and pendant earring
META - Barley-ear with leaf to rright, at right above, fly.
Mint: Metapontion (300-250 BC AE)
Wt./Size/Axis: 2.49g / 14mm / -
References:

• Johnston 62
• HNItaly 1698
• SNGCopenhagen 1261
• SNG ANS 574

 

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For $6.60 US how can you go wrong? It's a nice coin overall.

 

That's a no brainer. Nice 'un pish.

 

oh yeah, nice little coin. totally worth that (probably twice that easily).

 

Great buy Pish, easily worth more than twice what you paid!!

 

That's definitely a good deal that I'd welcome in my collection.

 

Very nice addition.

 

Lovely little coin!

 

That's a sweet lookin' barley-coin, Pish (congrats) .... mmmm, barley

 

Need some help here. Wondering if this didrachm/nomos is unofficial or barbarous, but in the meantime I will attribute it as Johnston Class C, C5.
Any input is very much appreciated.

Demeter looks like she has been punched in the eye:

AR Didrachm or Nomos
18 x 19 mm, 7.89 g
Lucania, Metapontum, ca 350 - 330 BC
Ref.: Johnston Class C, C5

Ob.: Wreathed head of Demeter l. wearing grain wreath, triple pendant earring and necklace
Rev.: META, Ear of barley with leaf to left; hayfork to left above leaf; below leaf ΔA