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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2693139, member: 15445&quot;]We found a couple nice ancient coins at the Willamantic CT Coin Show this weekend.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; This first coin has been on my want list for a long time.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; The obverse &amp; reverse align perfectly which seems to promote the theory that the obverse die &amp; reverse die were somehow hinged for alignment purposes.<b></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]604543[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>LUCANIA Metapontum </b></p><p><b>AR Stater - Nomos</b></p><p><b>530 - 500 B.C.</b></p><p>25 mm, 7.67 grams</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Ear of barley w/ 7 grains</p><p>&nbsp; in norm relief ME-TA.</p><p><b>Rev: </b>Ear of barley w/ 7 grains</p><p>&nbsp; inverse relief.</p><p><b>Grade:</b> Perfectly aligned &amp; centered VF w/ cabinet tone</p><p><b>Other:</b> Cf SGC 235. SNG ANS 203. Noe 97<b>. </b>Private sale from Davisson’s Cold Spring MN March 2017. Seller says 550-520 B.C.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your coins from Metapontion or any normal relief / inverse relief designs of the city states like Sybaris, Poseidona, Kaulonia, and Kroton.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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