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Auction 12  11 January 2015
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Lot 25

Estimate: 15 000 USD
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Bruttium. Locroi Epizephyrii. c. 275-270 BC. Nomos, 7.16g (12h). Obv: Laureate head of Zeus left; below the truncation of neck monogram NE. Rx: Roma seated right on throne, wearing chiton and peplos over knees; right arm rests on oblong shield, parazonium held under left arm. She is crowned by a standing female figure (Pistis). In right field, ΠΙΣΤΙΣ; to left, [ΡΩΜΑ] and in exergue, ΛΟΚΡΩΝ. SNG ANS 531. SNG Copenhagen 1867. SNG München 1499. HN Italy 2347. Franke-Hirmer pl. 101, 293. Rare. Beautifully toned. EF

In c. 275 BC Rome regained control of Locroi Epizephyrii, and changed the weight standard of the city's coinage from the Corinthian to the lighter Achaean standard. Our coin is one of the earliest to be struck on the new reduced standard
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