LOKRIS, Lokri Opuntii. Circa 360-350 BC. AR Stater (24mm, 12.12 g, 6h). Head of Persephone left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / Ajax, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, holding sword in right hand, shield decorated with palmette and griffin on left arm, advancing right on rocks; OΠONTIΩN to left, Λ and broken spear below. H&D Group 16, 131b (O20A/R44) = BCD Lokris 456.4 (this coin); HGC 4, 992; BMC 32 (same dies). Old collection tone, with iridescence around the devices, die rust on obverse. Good VF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex BCD Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 55, 8 October 2010), lot 456.4; Spink & Gallerie des Monnaies (10 October 1977), lot 177.
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