Metapontion Coins [info Metapontion]
AE 16
1 cm in coin images .. denomination weights n Obverse Reverse [Ref.]
Noe The Coinage of Metapontum Part 1
Incuse issues
 
540-510 BC
       spread flans 27-30 mm
AR stater6.46- 8.54430   ear of barley/incuse ear of barley[N 001-027,037-038,040-047,054-059,073-078,085-098,100-105,112-142,145-53]
AR 1/3 stater/drachm2.16- 2.6943   ear of barley/incuse ear of barley[N 028-033,048-049,051-053.079-084,099,106-109]
AR 1/4 stater?1.901   ear of barley/incuse ear of barley[N 039]
AR triobol1.16- 1.402   ear of barley, METP r/incuse bull's hd[N 154b]
AR obol0.37- 0.4619   ear of barley/incuse ear of barley[N 034-036,050,060-072,110-111]
510-470 BC or later
       medium flans 22-25 mm
AR stater7.06- 8.17157   ear of barley/incuse ear of barley[N 143-144, 155-218, 253]
470-440 BC
       dumpy flans 16-21 mm
AR stater6.46- 8.54108   ear of barley/ear of barley, incuse[N 219-231, 233-52, 254-61]
AR triobol0.68- 1.3459   ear of barley/ox hd, incuse[N 264-296]
AR diobol0.63- 0.84?25   ear of barley/barley corn, incuse[N 297-309]
AR obol0.38- 0.497   ear of barley/barley ear, incuse[N 293.3-6]
AR trias0.371   ear of barley/incuse four squares, TRIA[N -]
Noe The Coinage of Metapontum Part 2
Double relief issues
 
440-430 BC (1)
AR stater6.80- 8.0614   ear of barley/5 grains of barley[N 310 ]
AR stater7.57- 7.826   ear of barley/ear of barley[N 321 ]
AR stater7.47- 7.624   ear of barley/nude bull-headed figure std[N 311]
AR stater6.32- 8.229   ear of barley/herakles std[N 312-313]
AR stater6.40- 8.0745   ear of barley/Apollo nude std[N 314-319]
AR 1/2 stater2.64- 3.9613   ear of barley/Apollo nude std[N 320 ]
AR 2 1/2 obol1.011   ear of barley/5 crescents[N 360 ]
AR diobol0.69- 0.8810   ear of barley/man-hd bull (Achelous) annulets[N 347-350]
AR trihemiobol0.49- 0.6412   ear of barley/3 crescents[N 351-359]
AR obol0...1   ear of barley/wheel with four spokes[Historia Nummorum Italy 1502]
AR obol0.33- 0.482   ear of barley/ o (=obol) or annulet[Historia Nummorum Italy 1503]
AR obol0.372   ear of barley/hd bull frontal[N 346]
AR obol0.36- 0.402   ear of barley/ear of barley[N 361-362]
430-400 BC (2)
AR stater6.81- 7.644   Apollo seated/barley ear[N 431 ]
AR stater7.21- 8.0016   hd herakles ls/barley ear[N 428-430]
AR stater6.68- 7.9891   hd Demeter (hd young female)/barley ear[N 366-389, 531-532 plated, 400-1]
AR stater6.16- 8.65?105   hd Demeter necklace/barley ear[N 322-332, 390-399, 402-403, 530 plated]
AR stater4.87- 7.9542   hd Apollo Carneios/barley ear[N 334-344]
AR triobol1.01- 1.3514   hd Apollo Carneios/barley ear[N 363-365]
AR obol0.39- 0.464   hd herakles ls/barley ear[N 365.1 ]
400-340 BC (3)
AR stater6.19- 8.2769   hd Demeter/barley ear[N 404-410, 414-419]
AR stater6.44- 8.0322   hd Demeter Hygieia/barley ear[N 411-413.5]
AR stater7.55- 8.057   hd Demeter Homonoia Damater/barley ear[N 420-421]
AR stater5.05- 8.08135   hd Demeter, signed/barley ear[N 422-427, 433-445]
AR stater7.17- 7.8616   hd Demeter facing/barley ear[N 449]
AR stater6.29- 8.0498   hd Demeter/barley ear[N 450-452, 533 plated, 467-476, 534-535 538 541 plated, 495, 539-540 plated, 501-506, 542 plated]
AR stater6.23- 8.0857   hd Dionysus/barley ear[N 453-459, 464-466]
AR stater7.26- 7.846   hd Pan/barley ear[N 460]
AR stater6.62- 8.1337   hd Apollo?/barley ear[N 461-463]
350-340 BC Class VIII
AR stater6.00- 8.10222   hd Demeter r/barley ear[N 446-8, 477-487, 536-537 plated, 490-494, 544-545 plated, 496-500, 543 plated, 507-529, 546-547 plated]
AR stater7.30- 7.9411   hd Demeter Nike r/barley ear[N 488-489]
Bronze coinage

425-350 BC (Johnston 1-24)
AE obol6.35- 9.5029   Hermes l, sacrificing/ear of barley, OBOLOS[J 03]
AE obol7.23-10.4325   hd Demeter r/ear of barley, OBOLOS[J 04]
AE obol6.14-10.1738   hd Nike r, NIKA, o(bolos)/ear of barley, hermes[J 05]
AE 154.601   hd female? r/ear of barley[J 06]
AE 164.191   hd Demeter r, sakkos/ear of barley[J 07]
AE 164.402   hd male r, diadem? beard/ear of barley[J 12]
AE 163.96- 4.506   hd male r, beard pointed/ear of barley[J 14]
AE 163.65- 4.344   hd Zeus Ammon r/ear of barley[J 15]
AE 152.80- 4.603   hd Demeter r, sakkos/ear of barley[J 21]
AE 163.57- 4.322   hd male l, diadem/ear of barley[J 24]
AE 153.701   hd Athena r, Cor h/ear of barley[J 17]
AE 164.202   hd Athena r, Attic h/ear of barley[J 18]
AE 163.20- 4.104   hd Demeter r, hair b up/ear of barley, locust r[J 19]
AE 173.821   hd nymph facing/ear of barley, locust l[Leu 83 18]
AE 153.73- 3.952   hd Leukippos r, Cor h/ear of barley[J 16]
AE 162.50- 3.852   hd Apollo r/ear of barley[J 11]
AE 153.24- 4.004   hd Apollo r/ear of barley[J 22]
AE 152.48- 3.905   hd Demeter r, stephane/ear of barley[J 20]
AE 162.75- 3.792   hd male r, attic helm/ear of barley, META l, praying mantis r[J 13, McClean 1023 (indistinct)]
AE 153.001   hd Pan l, ivy-wreath/ear of barley[J 23]
 
AE 163.00- 4.006   tripod/grain of barley[J 01]
AE 121.59- 2.1911   tripod/grain of barley[J 02]
AE 131.70- 2.107   hd Demeter r, sakkos/grain of barley[J 08]
AE 131.60- 2.045   hd Demeter or Artemis r, topknot/grain of barley[J 09]
AE 131.80- 1.952   hd Athena r, Cor helm/grain of barley[J 10]
Johnston The Coinage of Metapontum Part 3
340-330 BC Class A
334-331 BC Alexander the Molossian
AV stater/3,tetrobol2.621 hd Hera?/barley ear[J3 Gold 1]
AV stater/6,diobol1.311 hd Hera?/barley ear[J3 Gold 2]
AR stater7.40- 7.9588 hd Demeter/barley ear[J3 A1.1-12, A5.1, A6.7-9, A6.12, A7.1-12, A8.1-28, A9.1-2]
AR stater6.95- 7.8818 hd Zeus/barley ear[J3 A2.1- 2, A6.2-5]
AR stater6.95- 8.0047 hd Leukippos, Cor helm/barley ear[J3 A3.1, A4.1-6, A5.2-11, A6.10, A9.3-4]
AR stater7.62- 7.682 hd herakles lion-skin/barley ear[N A6.1]
AR stater7.63- 7.962 hd Apollo/Dionysos facing/barley ear[N A6.6]
AR stater7.65- 7.8810 hd Tharragoras, Cor helm/barley ear[N A6.11, A7.13-18]
330-325 BC Class B
AV 1/3 stater2.59- 2.638 hd Nike/Hera facing 3/4/barley ear[N Gold 3-4]
AR distater15.29-15.9721 hd Leukippos, Cor helm/barley ear[N B1.1-7]
AR stater7.34- 8.0366 hd Leukippos, Cor helm/barley ear[N B2.1-36, B3.1-27, B4.1-4]
325-280 BC Class C
302-300 BC Kleonymos
AV 1/3 stater2.77- 2.873 hd Leukippos, Cor helm/2 barley ears[N G5.1-3]
AR stater... hd Demeter/barley ear[N C1.1-72, C4.1-28, C5.1-18, C6.1-16, C7.1-9, C8.1-18, C9.1-3, C10.1-4, C11.1-11]
AR stater6.76- 8.0023 hd Demeter facing 3/4/barley ear[N C2.1- 9]
AR stater7.30- 7.958 hd Athena, Cor helmet/barley ear[N C3.1- 3]
280-278 BC Class D
280-278 BC Pyrrhus, 275 BC in Italy
AV 1/3 stater?3.25- 3.322 hd Leukippos, Cor helm/2 barley ears[N G6]
AR stater... hd Demeter/barley ear[N D1.1- 4, D2.1-8, D3.1-11, D4.7-19, D5.1-5]
AR stater7.75-7.928 hd Herakles/barley ear[N D4.1- 3]
AR stater... hd Leukippos, Cor helm crested/barley ear[N D4.4- 6]
302-275 BC
AR drachm (red)3.10- 3.225 owl/barley ear[N F1.1- 3]
AR drachm (red)2.83- 3.1711 hd Athena, Attic helm/barley earSNGA 541-8]
302-275/212-209 BC (Hannibal)
AR triobol?0.83- 1.2012 hd Demeter/barley ear[N F2.1-11, F24.1]
AR diobol?0.71- 0.935 hd Athena, Attic helm/barley ear[N F3.1, F4.1-2, F18.1-3, F19.1, F23.1]
AR diobol?0.61- 1.306 hd Zeus Ammon/barley ear[N F5.1-2, F6.1-4, F9.1-2, F10.1]
AR diobol?0.891 hd Zeus Ammon/Herakles wr lion[N F11.1]
AR diobol?0.63- 1.1610 hd Apollo Karneios/barley ear[N F7.1-2, F8.1, F12.1-4, F13.1-3]
AR diobol?0.70- 0.713 hd Apollo Karneios/Herakles wr lion[N F14.1-2, F15.1]
AR diobol?0.76- 1.248 hd Athena, Cor helm/barley ear[N F16.1, F17.1, F20.1, F21a-g, F22.1-2]
Bronze coinage

350-275 BC (Johnston 25-37)
AE 163.45- 4.273 hd Demeter, h gathered barley-wreath/ear of barley, thunderbolt[J 25]
AE 153.46- 3.892 hd Demeter, wreath sphendone/ear of barley[J 27]
AE 131.87- 2.134 hd Demeter r, barley-wreath/ear of barley, mouse[J 28]
AE 111.03- 1.365 hd Demeter r, barley-wreath/ear of barley, tongs or bunch of grapes[J 29]
 
AE 131.83- 1.842 hd Demeter r, h gathered barley-wreath/grain of barley, ME thunderbolt[J 26]
AE 131.07- 1.936 hd Demeter r, barley-wreath gathered or loose/grain of barley, M-E[J 30]
AE 131.26- 1.936 hd Demeter l, barley-wreath gathered or loose/grain of barley, A, ant[J 31]
AE 131.44-2.403 hd Leukippos/Ares r, helm crested/grain of barley, M-E[J 32]
AE 132.141 hd Apollo r/grain of barley, M-E[J 33]
AE 13...1 hd herakles ls r/grain of barley, M-E[J 34]
AE 131.50-2.331 hd Silenus (comic mask?) r/grain of barley, M-E[J 35]
AE 131.50-2.336hd male (Silenus), bearded/grain of barley, M-E[J 35 var A]
AE 11.856hd male, bearded with pilos/grain of barley, M-E[J -]
AE 121.802 eagle flying l or r/grain of barley, M-E[J 37]
AE 90.681 hd Pan r/grain of barley, M-E[J 36]
Metapontion?
AE 90.631 grain of barleybunch of grapes[J -]

300-250 BC (Johnston 38-65)
 
reverse: 2 ears of barley
AE 152.20- 3.0015 hd Zeus r/2 ears of barley[J 38]
reverse: ear of barley
3.40- 5.5816 eagle stg l, wings spread/ear of barley, thunderbolt[J 39]
AE 163.46- 4.4917 hd Athena helmeted frontal/ear of barley[J 46]
AE 152.07- 3.4714 hd Demeter l/ear of barley, poppy-head[J 56]
AE 142.30- 3.4337 hd Demeter r/ear of barley[J 59a b]
AE 131.21- 3.1520 hd Demeter r/ear of barley, fly[J 62]
AE 152.33- 3.2722 bust Demeter stephane veil r/ear of barley[J 57]
AE 152.20- 3.201 hd Dionysus l/ear of barley[J 47]
AE 14-151.72- 3.3848 hd Herakles ls r/ear of barley[J 49, 52, 58, 60]
AE 152.25- 2.705 hd Zeus r/ear of barley[J 48]
AE 142.50- 3.1221 hd Apollo l, laur/ear of barley, tripod[J 40]
AE 111.33- 1.8016 hd Pan r/ear of barley[J 43a, 43b]
AE 10-121.10- 1.8238 hd Apollo Carneius r or l/ear of barley[J 44, 51 (hd l), 64]
AE 100.92- 1.8014 hd Selinus r/ear of barley[J 61]
AE 111.01- 1.403 hd female (Artemis?) r/ear of barley[J 45]
AE 11-121.00-1.352 hd Dionysus r/ear of barley, cantharos[Historia Numorum Italy 1681, McClean 1021]
AE 110.95- 1.327 hd Leukippos Cor helm r/ear of barley[J 55]
reverse: 3 grains of barley
AE 141.63- 2.6015 hds Dioscuri r jugate/3 grains of barley[J 41]
AE 131.72- 2.4520 hd Hermes r, with winged diadem/3 grains of barley[J 42]
AE 131.46- 2.836 hd Hermes wearing petasos/3 grains of barley[J 54]
AE 122.502 hd Apollo Carneius r/3 grains of barley[J 65]
AE 12-141.80- 2.6032 hd Athena Cor helmet l or r/3 grains of barley[J 50, 63]
AE 131.50- 2.5021 hd Helios facing/3 grains of barley[J 53]
 
Noe Part -

278 BC Roman Period
 
212-209 BC Hannibal
AR half-shekel3.52- 3.552 hd Athena, Cor helm/barley ear[SNGA 549-50]
AR quarter-shekel1.67- 1.942 hd Demeter/two ears of barley[SNGA 551]
Bronze coinage

250-200 BC, late 3rd century (Johnston 66-80)
 
AE 16-193.50- 6.0062 hd Demeter r/2 ears of barley[J 72, 75, 78, 79]
AE 15-163.70- 5.501 hd Leukippos Cor helmet r or l/Demeter stg[J 66, 67]
AE 142.70- 4.301 hd Apollo l/ear of barley[J 73, 76]
AE 142.37- 4.3357 Athena Alkidemos l or r/owl l or r[J 68a, 68b, 68c]
AE 10-121.70- 2.4010 hd Hermes r, winged diadem/3 grains of barley[J 74, 77]
AE 121.80- 2.408 hd Hermes r, petasos/3 grains of barley[J 80]
AE 111.37- 1.8822 hd Artemis r/crater[J 70]
AE 101.32- 1.924 Athena Alkidemos l/owl r[J 69]
AE 101.201 hd Hermes r/winged caduceus[J 71]
N Noe, Sydney P (1984) The Coinage of Metapontum Parts 1 and 2. The American Numismatic Society, New York
J3 A-G Johnston, Ann (1990) The Coinage of Metapontum Part 3. The American Numismatic Society, New York
J Johnston, Ann (1989) The Bronze Coinage of Metapontum, in Kraay-Morkholm Essays, Louvain-la-Neuve 121-36