Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1612-20, Silver, struck at Metapontum, 290–280 BC. Obverse: head of demeter wearing barley-wreath. Reverse: barley-ear épi d'orge. Weight about 7.2 g, diameter 21.4 mm.
| mint | Metapontum | weight | 7.23g (8) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀21.4 (8) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (8) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Demeter wearing barley-wreath
reverse
Barley-ear Épi d'orge
specimens (3)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
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Cite this coin
Metapontum Historia Numorum Italy 1612-20 (metapontum.hn_italy.1612-1620), 290–280 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/metapontum-historia-numorum-italy-1612-20/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA