GREEK COINS
PHOKIS
Delphi. Amphictionic issues, circa 336-334 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 14mm, 2.94 g 1). Veiled head of Demeter to left, wearing wreath of grain leaves. Rev. ΑΜΦΙΚΤ - ΙΟΝΩΝ Serpent coiled to right around omphalos covered by a net of woolen cords. BCD 389. SNG Berry 585. Of great rarity, one of only four known examples . Slightly rough surfaces and faint traces of overstriking, otherwise , good very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. For a rapturous description of how rare this little coin is, see the commen­tary to BCD 389.