Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1555, Silver, struck at Metapontum, 340–330 BC. Obverse: head of leukippos wearing a corinthian helmet. Reverse: barley-ear épi d'orge. Weight about 7.6 g, diameter 22.3 mm.
| mint | Metapontum | weight | 7.62g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀22.3 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (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
specimens (3)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1555 (metapontum.hn_italy.1555), 340–330 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/metapontum-historia-numorum-italy-1555/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA