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Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1552-3

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Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1552-3, Silver, struck at Metapontum, 400–340 BC. Obverse: head of leukippos wearing a corinthian helmet. Reverse: barley-ear épi d'orge. Weight about 7.7 g, diameter 21.1 mm.
obverse Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1552-3
reverse Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1552-3
mint Metapontum weight 7.66g (1)
ruler — diameter ⌀21.1 (1)
denomination — axis 10↕ (1)
material Silver technique —
country Greece dataset IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org)
obverse

Head of Leukippos wearing a Corinthian helmet

reverse

Barley-ear Épi d'orge

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Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1552-3 (metapontum.hn_italy.1552-1553), 400–340 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/metapontum-historia-numorum-italy-1552-3/ (accessed: 2026-11-05). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA