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Nomos of Metapontum
340-330 BCE (Late Classical)
silver; struck
Obverse: Head of Leukippos (founding hero), bearded, with Corinthian helmet pushed back on head, right; AMI (control mark). Reverse: Ear of wheat with leaf extending to right
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Metapontum (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 13/16 in. (2.03 cm); axis: 9:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.523