Lokris, Lokri Opuntii AR Stater. Circa 370-360 BC. Wreathed head of Demeter to left, wearing pearl necklace and triple-pendant earring / Ajax, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, advancing to right on rocky ground, holding sword and shield decorated with coiled serpent; round shield below, ΟΠΟΝ-ΤΙΩΝ around. H&D Group 4, 49b (O4/R12 - this coin); BCD Lokris-Phokis 15; BMC 7; SNG Copenhagen 47; HGC 4, 989. 11.76g, 23mm, 2h.
Near Extremely Fine; minor double strike, pleasant old cabinet tone.
This coin published in J.M. Humphris & D. Delbridge, The Coinage of the Opountian Lokrians (London, 2014);
From the JTB Numismatic Collection - collector's ticket included;
Ex Jim Gilman Collection, with ticket noting its purchase from Atlantis Ltd., June 2001;
Ex Stack's Bowers, Coin Galleries: The Numismatic Review and Fixed Price List, II.6, 1961, no. A1105.