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Phokis. Triobol, 500 - 490 BC. AR 2.99 g., 2'.

Currency:CHF Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - World Start Price:320.00 CHF Estimated At:400.00 - 0.00 CHF
Phokis. Triobol, 500 - 490 BC. AR 2.99 g., 2'.
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Phokis. Federal coinage. Triobol, 500 - 490 BC. AR 2.99 g., 2¢. Frontal head of a bull (bukranion), the hair depicted in vertical lines and extending to a regular fringe. The ears are still parallel to the forehead but shorter and the r. horn extends upwards from the ear more so than the l. one. The eyes are wrinkled and there is a crease above each nostril. Rev. Head of Artemis r. in incuse square, from the same hand as R.6, FOKI (the K reversed) from top l. clockwise. The reverse die not in Williams (O.4 / R.-). Same reverse die as lot 182 below. Williams post 5. Slightly weakly struck on the obverse and some deposits on the reverse, otherwise well centred, of good metal and with nice iridescent toning. Very fine / good very fine.