Description
Circa 340-330 BC. AR didrachm or nomos, 7.84 gr., 22.4 mm.
Obv.: head of Demeter to the left, hair tucked up under barley wreath.
Rev.: META; ear of barley with six grains on each side and leaf to the right; in left field: kerykeion and ΛY.
Ref.: Johnston class A 1.8; HNI 1556.
Superb old cabinet toning. High relief. Impressive pedigree. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Ex Rollin & Feuardent (Paris, May 9, 1910), lot 66; Hirsch XXXIII (München 1913), lot 147; Ars Classica XV, (Luzern 1930), lot 175 and Vinchon Numismatique (Paris, March 11, 1988), lot 187. Privately purchased from Jean Vinchon Numismatique in February 2011.
