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Phokis. Obol, 500 - 490 BC. AR 0.92 g., 3'.

Currency:CHF Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - World Start Price:240.00 CHF Estimated At:300.00 - 0.00 CHF
Phokis. Obol, 500 - 490 BC. AR 0.92 g., 3'.
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Phokis. Federal coinage. Obol, 500 - 490 BC. AR 0.92 g., 3¢. Frontal bull’s head, the features as Williams section 2 triobols. Rev. Boar forepart to r. in incuse square, the hide depicted with long, thin lines, the truncation is curved and consists of five large pellets. [F?]OK[I] clockwise from top l. Williams 7 a (this coin) (O.6 / R.7). Boston 970 (this coin). Same reverse die as 186.1 below. An attractive pedigreed obol with a lovely old collection toning, well centred and of superb reverse style. Good very fine / extremely fine. Ex NFA VIII (6 June 1980) 144 and from the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.