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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eparch, post: 4943420, member: 89211&quot;]Well, I&#039;ve a few - one of my favorite cities for artistic types</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1188316[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lucania, Metapontion AR Quarter Shekel. Punic occupation. Circa 215-207 BC.</p><p>Wreathed head of Demeter right</p><p>Two barley ears with leaves to right; META upwards to left, crossed torch above leaf to right.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1188317[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lucania, Metapontion AR Stater. Circa 540-510 BC. Ear of barley with eight grains on each side; META upwards to right / Incuse ear of barley with eight grains on each side. HN Italy 1479; Noe 129; SNG ANS 209.Hoover1027</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1188318[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lucania, Metapontion AR Stater. Circa 333-330 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right, [ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ] before, [Δ] behind / Ear of barley with leaf to left, upon which Silenos crouches; META to right, [A]Δ below. Johnston class A, 2.1; HN Italy 1557</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1188319[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Lucania, Metapontum Nomos circa 340-330, AR 23mm., 7.85g. Lucania, Metapontum Nomos circa 340-330, AR 22mm., 7.76g. Veiled head of Demeter r., wearing barley wreath. Rev. Ear of barley with leaf to left.; above, mouse. Johnston A 8.22</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1188320[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b>Lucania, Metapontion AR Stater. Circa 330-290 BC.</b></p><p><b>&nbsp;Head of Demeter facing slightly right, wearing grain wreath / Ear of barley with leaf to right; bukranion above leaf, [AΘA below], META upwards to left.</b></p><p><b><b>Johnston Class C, 2.2-4 (same obv. die)</b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><b>[ATTACH=full]1188321[/ATTACH]</b></b></p><p><b><b>Lucania, Metapontion AR Stater. Circa 290-280 BC. Head of Demeter left, wearing grain wreath / Ear of barley with leaf to right; cockerel standing left on leaf, META upwards to left. SNG ANS 513; Johnston Class D, 2.2</b></b></p><p><b><b>[ATTACH=full]1188322[/ATTACH]</b></b></p><p><b><b>Lucania, Metapontion Æ17. Circa 300-250 BC. Draped bust of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested helmet / Barley ear with leaf to right; META to left, cross-torch above leaf to right. Johnston, Bronze 46; HN Italy 1682.Hoover 1111</b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><b>[ATTACH=full]1188323[/ATTACH]</b></b></p><p><b><b>Lucania, Metapontion, Bronze, c. 300-250 BC; AE (g 3,33; mm 16; h 12); Laureate head of Apollo l., Rv. META, barley-ear with leaf to l.; on r., tripod. HNItaly 1675; Johnston 40.HGC I&nbsp; 1116</b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><b>[ATTACH=full]1188324[/ATTACH]</b></b></p><p><b><b>Lucania, Metapontion Æ15. Circa 300-250 BC.</b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><b>&nbsp;Head of Demeter right, wearing wreath of grain ears / Barley-ear of five grains, with leaf to right; META upwards to left.</b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><b>Johnston 59; HN Italy 1695. HGC 1&nbsp; 1125a</b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><b></b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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