LOKRIS, Lokri Opuntii. Circa 360-350 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 12.10 g, 1h). Head of Persephone left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace / Ajax, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, holding sword in right hand, shield decorated with palmette and griffin on left arm, advancing right on rocks; OΠONTIΩN to left, laurel branch and spear below. H&D Group 13, 124k (O14A/R39 – this coin); BCD Lokris 57 (same dies); HGC 4, 992; SNG Berry 573 (same dies); de Luynes 1956 (same dies); Jameson 1146 (same dies); Weber 3143 (same dies). Toned with some iridescence, trace deposits, slight die shift on reverse. VF. Well centered, and struck from artistic dies. Choice for issue.
From the Weise Collection. Ex Peus 378 (28 April 2004), lot 115; Santamaria (4 May 1961), lot 122.