Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1490, Silver, struck at Metapontum, 440–430 BC. Obverse: barley-ear épi d'orge. Reverse: star composed of five grains of corn etoile. Weight about 8.0 g, diameter 20.5 mm.
| mint | Metapontum | weight | 8.01g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀20.5 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Barley-ear Épi d'orge
reverse
Star composed of five grains of corn Etoile
specimens (1)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1490 (metapontum.hn_italy.1490), 440–430 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/metapontum-historia-numorum-italy-1490/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA