Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1531-2, Silver, struck at Metapontum, 400–340 BC. Obverse: head of apollo wearing a laurel wreath. Reverse: barley-ear épi d'orge. Weight about 7.5 g, diameter 21.5 mm.
| mint | Metapontum | weight | 7.46g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀21.5 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 7↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
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Head of Apollo wearing a laurel wreath
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Barley-ear Épi d'orge
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Cite this coin
Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1531-2 (metapontum.hn_italy.1531-1532), 400–340 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/metapontum-historia-numorum-italy-1531-2/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA