The M.L. Collection of Coins of Magna Graecia and Sicily Metapontum Nomos circa 290-280, AR 7.74 g. Head of Heracles r., hair bound with taenia ; lion skin tied around neck and club over l. shoulder. Rev. [M]ETA Ear of barley with stalk and leaf to r.; above leaf, cantharus ; in lower r. field, B [I]. Evans, NC 1918, pl. 5, 4 (this obverse die). Johnston D 4.2 (obverse) and D 4.3 (reverse). Kraay-Hirmer pl. 85, 248. Historia Numorum Italy 1621. Rare. A strong portrait struck in high relief and with a light iridescent tone, an insignificant flan-crack at seven o’clock on obverse, otherwise good extremely fine Privately purchased from NAC in 1994.