Rare coins · No. 0013
Metapontion stater
Struck about 470 BC by Metapontion, a Greek city in southern Italy that grew rich on barley and put an ear of it on every coin it made.
About 470 BCc. 2,500 years oldNGC Ch XFStrike 4/5Surface 3/5
Held by Kestrel Archive
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The record
Price and bids
Asking $9,200 · Top bid $8,650
Asking price$9,200
Top bid$8,650
PAV?$7,295
Settles instantly in USDC. The seller pays a 3% fee on the higher of the sale price and PAV.
Price history
Last sale $8,350+1.6% over 1Y
8 Nov 2025Today
Sales · line shows bid levels. Past prices don’t predict future value.
Bids
All bids are funded and held in escrow| Bidder | Amount | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| 0xb9f1…660aTop | $8,650 | in 12 days |
| 0x8229…5858 | $8,390 | in 10 days |
| 0xe00f…3e7d | $8,130 | in 7 days |
| 0x1bc4…7372 | $7,870 | in 3 days |
Photographs
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Authentication
NGC Ancients · NGC Ch XF · Strike 4/5 · Surface 3/5
- Certificate
- NGC Ancients 6157842-003
- Grade or condition
- NGC Ch XF · Strike 4/5 · Surface 3/5
- Description
- Struck about 470 BC by Metapontion, a Greek city in southern Italy that grew rich on barley and put an ear of it on every coin it made. The back carries the same ear pressed in (incuse), a technique only a few cities in southern Italy used. Graded Choice Extremely Fine by NGC Ancients, certificate 6157842-003; silver, 21.7 mm.
Provenance
Recorded since About 470 BC
- About 470 BCStruck at Metapontion, Lucania
- 1911Recorded in a private collection, Geneva
- 1987Sold at auction, London
- 2019Graded Ch XF, strike 4/5, surface 3/5 · NGC Ancients
- Jun 2026Appraised, photographed and tokenized
Asset record
0x87ab36…a92b22
Verified asset record
The fingerprint below is stored on chain at minting and can never change.
- Record fingerprint
- 0x87ab36d2e359f7a71666b24993e6986b3a7627e38ebdccd47b308c88d3a92b22
- Record file
- ipfs://bafybei4p2uvcm55dvkqzwrluzrg2eh57ecjzoqwnmxo4tu2qnvdku5sx6
- Certificate
- NGC Ancients 6157842-003
- Custody
- London, insured private vault · last audited Sep 2026
- Insured value
- $9,900
- Token
- Base (simulated) · AssetRegistry #13
- Holding clock
- 1 month since last trade
Custody and insurance
London · insured $9,900
- Custody
- London, insured private vault · last audited Sep 2026
- Insured value
- $9,900
- Delivery
- The holder can take delivery at any time.
Holding costs
1 month since last trade
Last trade or renewal 19 Sep 2026No holding costs until 18 Sep 2031
Activity
10 recent events
| Asking price | $9,200 | Kestrel Archive | 16 days ago |
| Bid | $8,650 | 0xb9f1…660a | 18 days ago |
| Bid | $8,390 | 0x8229…5858 | 20 days ago |
| Bid | $8,130 | 0xe00f…3e7d | 23 days ago |
| Bid | $7,870 | 0x1bc4…7372 | 27 days ago |
| Sale | $8,350 | Kestrel Archive | 1 month ago |
| Asking price | $8,350 | 0xb9f1…660a | 1 month ago |
| Sale | $7,680 | 0xb9f1…660a | 4 months ago |
| Asking price | $7,680 | Nicest (founder) | 4 months ago |
| Minted | $8,400 | Nicest (founder) | 4 months ago |
Sources: Strabo, Geography 6.1.15 (the golden harvest); Cicero, On Ends 5.4 (Pythagoras at Metapontum).