Normal relief on the obverse & inverse relief on the reverse

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  1. Collect89

    Collect89 Coin Collector

    We found a couple nice ancient coins at the Willamantic CT Coin Show this weekend.:) This first coin has been on my want list for a long time. It comes from Metapontion and includes the barley design in normal relief on the obverse and has the barley design in inverse relief on the reverse. The obverse & reverse align perfectly which seems to promote the theory that the obverse die & reverse die were somehow hinged for alignment purposes.

    Metapontum Collage 2.jpg
    LUCANIA Metapontum
    AR Stater - Nomos
    530 - 500 B.C.

    25 mm, 7.67 grams
    Obv: Ear of barley w/ 7 grains
    in norm relief ME-TA.
    Rev: Ear of barley w/ 7 grains
    inverse relief.
    Grade: Perfectly aligned & centered VF w/ cabinet tone
    Other: Cf SGC 235. SNG ANS 203. Noe 97. Private sale from Davisson’s Cold Spring MN March 2017. Seller says 550-520 B.C.




    Please post your coins from Metapontion or any normal relief / inverse relief designs of the city states like Sybaris, Poseidona, Kaulonia, and Kroton.:)
     
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  3. Orfew

    Orfew Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus

    @Collect89

    That is just lovely. Sadly, I do not have any of these to share.
     
  4. Aidan_()

    Aidan_() Numismatic Contributor

    MMmm... incuse, gawgeous :happy:
     
  5. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Those are always cool to see. Don't own any either.
     
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    TIF Always learning.

  7. Pishpash

    Pishpash Well-Known Member

    I don't have one either, that is a gorgeous example.
     
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  8. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

    Can you post an image of the edge and just the right half of the obverse so I can blow it up more than in the OP? I'd like to see a magnified image of the surface fabric and round craters and pimples.
     
  9. Ancientnoob

    Ancientnoob Money Changer

    Italy, Bruttium, Kroton
    Anonymous Civic Coinage (BC 530-520)
    AR Nomos 24 mm x 7.77 grams
    Obverse ϘPO left field, Lion legged Tripod center , Bennu bird standing facing left.
    Reverse Tripod in recess.
    Ref: SNG ANS 227

    KrotonNomos.jpg
     
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  10. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

  11. Collect89

    Collect89 Coin Collector

    Do these images help or would you like me to photograph something?
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    The coin looks like Noe 97 from this Wildwinds page: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/lucania/metapontion/t.html
     
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  12. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    One of these is on my perpetual want list. Very sweet example, collect!
     
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  13. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

    A little. I know just a little about counterfeit detection. Just enough to realize I know nothing and be dangerous. :jawdrop::facepalm:

    Counterfeits of all types and time periods are basically made the same way. Therefore, when I see a coin with perfectly round holes and perfectly round pimples I think - hummm.

    When I look under the "A" I see both. There is also a round hole at 1 o'clock. I also wanted to see the surface (close up) around the "TA." The relief of the letters is "soft." So far, I don't have an opinion one way or the other on your coin as I don't know anyone who authenticates coins from an image unless they can match a coin with a C/F die.
     
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