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Windycity Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 09:26 am Having fun studying ancients but still learning about grading such coins. Here is a nice Lucania Metapontum Stater, c 330-280BC which in excellent condition. I hope the images are good enough for the experts to suggest a grade though I understand no grade can ever be completely accurate from photos. Comments appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 09:34 am VF would be about right for this piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 09:35 am I am no expert at grading these coins, but, in my untrained eyes, I would like to say the grade might be WOW! Nice coin. So I thought I would give another try at attributing this coin. Here is what I found: Lucania, Metapontion AR Nomos. ca 340-330 BC. LEUKIP-POS, helmeted head of Leukippos right; S below, hound seated left behind / META upward on left, ear of barley with seven grains, leaf to right with dove sitting right upon it & AM below. SNG Cop 1211, SNG ANS 446, HN 1576. Report this Post to the Staff
Windycity Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 10:56 am JW, I think you're right on but two questions... six grains or seven, and I believe it is signed AMI not AM... the coins signed AMI belong to the time of Alexander the Molossian's campaign and more specifically to the period when Metapontum was one of his main allies. So, I don't know it that still matches the SNG and HN number? Report this Post to the Staff
Eng5858 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 11:13 am Wow, another beauty ..... hope you keep posting these coins... Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 11:56 am I agree a beauty. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 12:25 pm I am not at home, but will check it out when I get back. Report this Post to the Staff
Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 2:37 pm I really cannot tell too much difference between the first attribution and this one: Lucania, Metapontion. Circa 330 BC. AR Nomos. Helmeted head of Leukippos right; dog (off flan) behind / Barley ear, leaf to right; AMI below leaf, dove on leaf. SNG ANS 448. But yours does have "AMI" rather than just "AM". There are others that may match as well. Take a look at this link: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...ntion/i.html Use your Ctrl/F buttons to search, and type in "helmeted head of Leukippos right" in the search box. That should give you all the choices. Perhaps you can narrow it down since you have the coin in hand. Let me know what you find. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 2:52 pm Another beautiful and iconic coin--you have some impressive ancients! I have a hard time grading ancients when details can vary so much with strike. Report this Post to the Staff
stevex6 Pillar of the Community 3352 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 07:40 am Ahahaha => at first, I thought that you were merely playing a joke and that you'd photo-shopped a beard onto an old obverse of Athena!! ... but apparently not ... => apparently you're showing us another top-quality winner!! Edited by stevex6 09/14/2012 07:43 am Report this Post to the Staff
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