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Lokris. Lokri Opunti. Triobol or hemidrachm, 330’s BC. AR 2.73 g., 11'.

Currency:CHF Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - World Start Price:800.00 CHF Estimated At:1,000.00 - 0.00 CHF
Lokris. Lokri Opunti. Triobol or hemidrachm, 330’s BC. AR 2.73 g., 11'.
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Lokris. Lokri Opuntii. Triobol or hemidrachm, 330’s BC. AR 2.73 g., 11¢. Head of Demeter r. Rev. Ajax advancing to r., between his legs, kantharos. Symbol inside the shield, serpent. OPONTIWN l. up. Corpus group 11, 211a. SNG Lockett 1700. Ward 472 (this coin). A very nice example, struck on a large flan and with a lovely old collection toning. Excellent metal quality and very attractive. Extremely fine, the reverse better. Ex Sotheby’s Zurich, 4 April 1973 (Ward) 392 (CHF 3’200) and from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and John Ward.