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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;romismatist, post: 8215944, member: 44106&quot;]Here&#039;s one of the Messapian city of Orra, in Calabria. It dates to between the end of the second century and the beginning of the first century BC. It&#039;s not in great shape, but is relatively scarce. </p><p><br /></p><p>The denomination is a quincunx (shown by the 5 pellets on the reverse). The obverse shows the head of Venus and Eros is playing his lyre on the reverse. I bought it because the head of Venus is portrayed in the Greek classical style, which I assume was a more official issue. I have several others where the head of Venus is portrayed with less skill and artistry; I assume that these are later or Messapian imitative issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;ORRA&quot; ethnic should be on the lower right of Eros&#039; advancing leg but is not shown well in this photo and is worn and hard to make out, which is probably why this coin was relatively affordable.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1442204[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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