Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1574, Silver, struck at Metapontum, 340–330 BC. Obverse: head of leukippos wearing a corinthian helmet decorated with a nike in a quadriga. Reverse: barley-ear épi d'orge. Weight about 15.1 g, diameter 27.3 mm.
| mint | Metapontum | weight | 15.13g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀27.3 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Leukippos wearing a Corinthian helmet decorated with a Nike in a quadriga
reverse
Barley-ear Épi d'orge
specimens (4)
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Cite this coin
Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1574 (metapontum.hn_italy.1574), 340–330 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/metapontum-historia-numorum-italy-1574/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA