Lot 28
Locris. Locris Opuntia, c. 382-336 B.C. AR Stater (12.27 g). Head of Persephone left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, hair wreathed with grains. Reverse: Ajax advancing right, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, holding sword and shield adorned with running griffin; star to lower right, broken spear on ground; ethnic at left. Gulbenkian 491; Dewing 1477; cf. SNG Cop. 43; BMC p. 4, 27 var. (no star). A superb example, with choice centering on especially fine metal. NGC graded About Uncirculated.
The reverse of this beautiful stater depicts Ajax, the Locrian leader in the Trojan War. Sometimes called Ajax the Lesser, he set sail against Troy with 40 ships. Ajax became the national hero of Locris and his image formed a distinctive reverse type for almost all the silver issues of Locris Opuntia, which was situated in central Greece.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000.
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