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Phocis, Delphi, Amphictionic Council; 336-334 BC, Aeginetic Stater, 12.25g. Boston-977/8, pl. 52 (same obv. die), Sear-2365 (same obv. die). For the obverse die (O1) see further SNG Fitzwilliam 2861 and Paris M6152 (ex Myonia hoard); for the reverse die (R4), see 51 Gallery, 13 November 2015, lot 29 (ex Eddé Collection) and NAC 55, 2010, lot 387 (ex Käppeli Collection). Obv: Veiled head of Demeter l., wreathed with grain. Rx: AMΦI - KTIO - NΩN Apollo Pythios seated l. on the Delphian omphalos, resting r. elbow on upright lyre in background and supporting head with r. hand, l. hand holds long laurel branch diagonally across l. shoulder; in l. field, tripod. In 336 BC the Amphictions ("the dwellers round about") decided to mint a special coinage. Earlier in 373 BC the sacred temple containing the famous oracle of Apollo at Delphi had been destroyed either by fire or earthquake; a Phocian occupation had taken place and the sacred treasury was dispersed as payment for mercenaries. From 346 to 336 the treasure was restored by annual payments of the Phocian indemnity. In 336 the Amphictions decided to melt down all of the miscellaneous and obsolete coinage that had been donated over the ten preceding years. Before melting, the coins were divided into groups according to their fineness, as fragmentary surviving records in stone still attest. A new coinage was minted in the name of the Amphictionic Council. These coins rarely show any wear, meaning they were special and ceremonial. They were a singular one-time issue. Magnificent strike. Lustrous MS