Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1568-72, Silver, struck at Metapontum, 340–330 BC. Obverse: head of demeter. Reverse: barley-ear épi d'orge. Weight about 7.8 g, diameter 20.8 mm.
| mint | Metapontum | weight | 7.81g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀20.8 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 7↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Demeter
reverse
Barley-ear Épi d'orge
specimens (5)
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Cite this coin
Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1568-72 (metapontum.hn_italy.1568-1572), 340–330 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/metapontum-historia-numorum-italy-1568-72/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA