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Phokis. Obol, 485 - 480 BC. AR 1.00 g., 9'.

Currency:CHF Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - World Start Price:480.00 CHF Estimated At:600.00 - 0.00 CHF
Phokis. Obol, 485 - 480 BC. AR 1.00 g., 9'.
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Phokis. Federal coinage. Obol, 485 - 480 BC. AR 1.00 g., 9¢. A bull’s head in profile, the beaded truncation is curved, F above O behind. The horn is shown horizontal and the hide in wrinkles. Rev. Boar forepart to r. in incuse square, the hide depicted with short horizontal lines, the dotted truncation is almost straight. Williams 36a (this coin, illustrated) (O.27 / R.22). SNG Lockett 1711 (this coin). Pozzi (Boutin) 3160 (this coin). Unusually well centred for this rare type, old dark collection tone and difficult to improve upon. Nearly extremely fine. Ex Spink’s Numismatic Circular July / August 1977, 6458 (£ 200); Glendining’s 27 May 1959 (Lockett III) 1568 (part); Naville - Ars Classica I, 4 April 1921, (Pozzi) 1359.