CAMPANIA. Phistelia. Circa 325-275 BC. Obol (Silver, 10 mm, 0.64 g, 10 h). Female head facing, turned three-quarters to left, and wearing a drop earring and a pendant necklace. Rev. Lion walking to left on dotted ground line; in exergue, serpent coiling to left. HN III 619. Sambon 844. SNG ANS -. A very rare variant, with the female head's hair relatively short, rather than in 'rays' around the head and down the neck. Well-centered and darkly toned. About extremely fine.

From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions.

Phistelia, or Fistelia, was an Oscan town in Campania, which seems to only be known from its coinage.