Description
Silver Stater.
Metapontum- captured by the Lucanians circa 300 BC and later passed under Roman control; supported Hannibal, 212 – 207 BC, during the second Punic War.
Leukippos- founder of Metapontum when it was refounded from Sybaris, who is represented on coins of Metapontum as a Helmeted hero.