LOKRIS. Lokri Opuntii. Tetradrachm (Circa 360-350 BC).
Obv: Wreathed head of Persephone left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace.
Rev: OΠONTIΩN.
Ajax advancing right on rocks, holding shield decorated with palmette and griffin; laurel branch below.
BCD Lokris 57 (same dies); Weber 3143 (this coin); de Luynes 1956 (same dies); Jameson 1146 (same dies); HGC 4, 992.
Very rare
Ex Sir H. Weber Collection, London 1924, n. 3134; ex Ars Classica 12 (1926), lot 1350; ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger 277 (2000), lot 99
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 12.20 g.
Diameter: 24 mm.
Obv: Wreathed head of Persephone left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace.
Rev: OΠONTIΩN.
Ajax advancing right on rocks, holding shield decorated with palmette and griffin; laurel branch below.
BCD Lokris 57 (same dies); Weber 3143 (this coin); de Luynes 1956 (same dies); Jameson 1146 (same dies); HGC 4, 992.
Very rare
Ex Sir H. Weber Collection, London 1924, n. 3134; ex Ars Classica 12 (1926), lot 1350; ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger 277 (2000), lot 99
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 12.20 g.
Diameter: 24 mm.
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