Greek Italy. Bruttium, Locri. AR (fourre ?) Stater, c. 275 BC. D/ Laureate head of Zeus left; below, [NE] ligate (?). R/ Pistis standing left, crowning Roma seated right, with shield at her side; at right, ΠIΣTIΣ; at left, PΩMA; in right field, NE ligate; in exergue, ΛOKPΩN. HN Italy 2349. AR. g. 6.37 mm. 20.50 RRR. Extremely rare and very seldom offered: cfr. a fourre example, Artemide XXXIX, lot 52. Edge filed in one spot. VF.
Issue of reduced Achaean standard, celebrating the lenient treatment of Locri by Rome, probably in 275 BC.