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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     73000203      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     LOCRIS City:     Locri Opuntii (Epicnemidii) Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Obol Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 500-480 Weight:     0.81 g Die Axis:     3 h Obverse Description:     Amphora Reverse Legend:     O Reverse Description:     Aeginetan style skew pattern incuse; O in lower left incuse Primary Reference:     TraitÉ III 424 Reference2:     Imhoof-Blumer, “Griechische MÜnzen,” NC 1895, I, 3 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=90687 Grade:     Good VF Notes:     Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 203 Very rare. This interesting obol is similar to those issued in nearby Orchomenos in Boeotia (cf. BCD Boiotia 196-198). On their obverse, both have one of their traditional civic symbols, a wheat grain at Orchomenos and an amphora at Lokris (the symbol appearing on all her later obols). On the reverse, both use the Aeginetan-style skew pattern with a portion of their ethnic in the incuses. Because of this strong similarity, this issue of Locris has been dated to the same period as the Orchomenos obols.

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