Ancient Coins, Greek Coins, Lokris, Lokris Opuntii (c.349 BC), silver stater, head of Persephone, 'Arethusa', to r., wearing boat-pendant earrings and with her hair wreathed with grain leaves, rev. ΟΠΟΝΤΙΩΝ, helmeted Ajax advancing to r. with short sword and shield decorated with griffin within, between Ajax's legs spear, wt. 12.06gms. (Gulbenkian 495-496; Jameson 1147; SNG Delapierre 1259), nearly extremely fine
($4000-5000)
*ex Gorringes Auction 86, 5 May 2003, lot 371