stater of Metapontion, 475/470-440 BC

Obv. corn-ear, META
Rev. corn-ear incuse


Noe 239?   8.07 g   Holleman Munten, list 120 (1999) no. 6



Noe 219-231 obv. lizard l (219), ram's head l or r (220-228), murex l (229-230), mule's head (231-232)

Noe 220   7.94 g   Numismatica Ars Classica Auction Q (2006) 1068. Price realized: 440 CHF  (approx. 341 U.S. Dollars)
          7.91 g   Numismatica Ars Classica Auction O (2004) 1109. A Selection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily from the A.D.M. Collection. Estimate: CHF 500
Noe 221   8.07 g   Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 73 (2006) 30. Price realized: 1,125 USD
          8.04 g   Fritz Rudolf Kuenker Muenzenhandlung Auction 94 (2004) 131. Price realized: 1,600 EUR   
Noe 222   7.98 g   Gemini, LLC Auction III (2007) 34. Price realized: 1,200 USD
                   Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 72 (2006) 97. Price realized: 1,800 USD
          7.91 g   Leu Numismatik AG Auction 83 (2002) 17. Price realized: 1,300 CHF  (approx. 813 U.S. Dollars). Ex Monnaies et Mˇdailles 72, 6 October 1987, 486 and 54, 26 October 1978, 55. 
Noe 223   8.18 g   Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 72 (2006) 98. Estimation 1000 USD
Noe 223/- 8.02 g   Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 75 (2007) 20. Price realized: 650 USD. Noe 223 (same obv. die)
Noe 226   8.11 g   Numismatica Ars Classica Auction P (2005) 1049. Price realized: 2,700 CHF  (approx. 2,222 U.S. Dollars). A Selection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily from the A.D.M Collection. Ex SKA Bern 5, 1986, 61. 
Noe 229   8.06 g   Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 72 (2006) 99. Price realized: 1,000 USD. Extremely rare issue with murex shell, only three known to Noe. 


Noe 233-252

Noe 233   8.10 g   Baldwin's Auctions Ltd Auction 39 (2004) 1202. Estimate: £ 200.-
Noe 235   7.99 g   Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 13 (2006) 68. Estimate: $650
          7.97 g   Numismatica Ars Classica Auction O (2004) 1108. Price realized: 480 CHF  (approx. 369 U.S. Dollars). A Selection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily from the A.D.M. Collection 
Noe 236   7.50 g   Fritz Rudolf Kuenker Muenzenhandlung Auction 67 (2001) 60. -Estimation: DM 500,-
Noe 239?  8.07 g   Holleman Munten, list 120 (1999) no. 6
Noe 246   7.89 g   Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 61 (2002) 343. Price realized: 325 USD
Noe 249   8.00 g   Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 72 (2006) 100. Price realized: 400 USD


Noe 254-261

Noe 255   8.14 g   Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 72 (2006) 102. Price realized: 680 USD   
          7.88 g   Frank Sternberg AG Auction 23 (2000) 85. Price realized: 420 CHF  (approx. 233 U.S. Dollars)

grasshopper downwards r.
Noe 258   8.01 g   Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 72 (2006) 103. Price realized: 2,500 USD. Double-struck on obverse
Noe 259   8.23 g   Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 72 (2006) 104. Price realized: 1,500 USD. Overstruck on a didrachm of Syracuse.

grasshopper upwards l
Noe 260   8.22 g   Classical Numismatic Group Mail Bid Sale 72 (2006) 105. Price realized: 3,800 USD
Noe 261