LUCANIA, Metapontion. Circa 300-250 BC. Æ 15mm (3.12 gm). Laureate head of Apollo left / META, ear of barley; tripod right. Johnston, "The Bronze Coinage of Metapontum," in Kraay/Mørkholm Essays, 40; SNG ANS 597; BMC Italy -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Morcom 282-283; Laffaille 53. EF, brownish green patina with a trace of blue. ($250) Triton V Sale, 15 Jan 2002, lot 66. Lot sold for USD 325. Used by permission of CNG, www.historicalcoins.com