Lokris. Locri Opuntii (Epicnemidii) circa 350-340 BC.
Stater AR

25 mm., 11,63 g.

Head of Demeter left, wearing barley-wreath, pearl necklace and elaborate 'boat' earring with crescent and five pendants / [ΟΠΟΝΤΙΩΝ,] Ajax the Lokrian, nude but for crested Corinthian helmet, advancing to right on rocky ground, holding short sword in his right hand, round shield decorated on its interior with griffin, transverse spear behind hero's legs.

very fine

BCD 70; SNG Lockett 1693; BMC Plate I, 9.