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Lokris, Greece

Lokris (Locris) consisted of a narrow strip upon the east coast of central Greece, from the pass of Thermopylae to the mouth of the river Cephissus. The northern frontier town was Alpeni, which bordered upon the Malians, and the southern frontier town was Larymna, which at a later time belonged to Boeotia. On the west, the Locrians were separated from Phocis and Boeotia by a range of mountains, extending from Mount Oeta and running parallel to the coast. The Lokrians, however, did not inhabit this coast continuously, but were divided by a narrow slip of Phokis, which extended to the Euboean sea, and contained the Phokian seaport town of Daphnus. Lokrians north of Daphnus were called Epicnemidii, from Mount Cnemis; and to the south were named Opuntii, from Opus, their principal city. Lokris is mountainous but there are several fruitful valleys, and the fertility of the whole of the Lokrian coast is praised both by ancient and modern observers. The cities and towns of the Lokri Epicnemidii, along the coast from north to south, were: Alpenus, Nicaea, Scarphe (Scarpheia), Thronium, Cnemis (Cnemides), more inland, Tarphe later Pharygae, and Augeiae. The cities and towns of the Lokri Opuntii, along the coast from north to south, were: Alope, Kynos, Opus, Halae, Larymna which later belonged to Boeotia, more inland, Calliarus, Naryx, and Corseia. Lokrians are mentioned by Homer, who describes them as following Ajax, the son of Oïleus, to the Trojan War in forty ships. In the Persian War the Opuntian Lokrians fought with Leonidas at the Battle of Thermopylae, and also sent seven ships to the Greek fleet. The Lokrians fought on the side of Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.

Lokri Opuntii, Lokris, Greece, 360 - 340 B.C.

|Lokris|, |Lokri| |Opuntii,| |Lokris,| |Greece,| |360| |-| |340| |B.C.||stater|
Lokrian Ajax (the Lesser) was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. Locrians are mentioned by Homer in the Iliad as following Ajax, the son of Oïleus, to the Trojan War in forty ships, and as inhabiting the towns of Kynos, Opus, Calliarus, Besa, Scarphe, Augeiae, Tarphe, and Thronium. Lokrian Ajax was called the "lesser" or "Lokrian" Ajax, to distinguish him from Ajax the Great, son of Telamon. He is also mentioned in the Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid.
SH84346. Silver stater, BCD Lokris 58, Gulbenkian 491, HGC 4 992 var. (no star), BMC Central -, SNG Cop -, SNG UK -, aVF/F, superb classical style, high relief obverse die, well centered, light marks, light porosity, weight 11.715 g, maximum diameter 22.9 mm, die axis 180o, Lokri Opuntii mint, 360 - 340 B.C.; obverse head of Demeter left, wreathed in grain, wearing drop earring; reverse OΠONTIΩ-N, Ajax son of Oileus, advancing right in fighting attitude, wearing Corinthian helmet, nude, short sword in right, broken spear on ground in background, palmette above griffin right (control symbols) inside shield, eight-rayed star (control symbol) lower right; ex Pegasi Numismatics; SOLD


Lokri Opuntii, Lokris, Greece, 360 - 350 B.C.

|Lokris|, |Lokri| |Opuntii,| |Lokris,| |Greece,| |360| |-| |350| |B.C.||triobol| |or| |hemidrachm|
Lokrian Ajax (the Lesser) was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. Locrians are mentioned by Homer in the Iliad as following Ajax, the son of Oïleus, to the Trojan War in forty ships, and as inhabiting the towns of Kynos, Opus, Calliarus, Besa, Scarphe, Augeiae, Tarphe, and Thronium. Lokrian Ajax was called the "lesser" or "Lokrian" Ajax, to distinguish him from Ajax the Great, son of Telamon. He is also mentioned in the Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid.
RS95939. Silver triobol or hemidrachm, BCD Lokris 47, SNG Cop 48, HGC 4 995 (S), Choice VF, attractive style, attractive toning, well centered, weight 2.760 g, maximum diameter 15.6 mm, die axis 135o, Lokri Opuntii mint, 360 - 350 B.C.; obverse head of Demeter right, wreathed in grain, wearing drop earring and necklace; reverse OΠON-TIΩN, Ajax son of Oileus, advancing right in fighting attitude, helmeted, naked, short sword in right hand, shield in left hand ornamented inside with a coiled serpent (control symbol), broken spear on ground in background; from the Errett Bishop Collection; scarce; SOLD


Skarpheia, Lokri Opuntii, Lokris, Greece, 3rd - 2nd Century B.C.

|Lokris|, |Skarpheia,| |Lokri| |Opuntii,| |Lokris,| |Greece,| |3rd| |-| |2nd| |Century| |B.C.||AE| |12|
BCD notes, "A remarkable, hitherto unknown coin of a rare mint with a reverse clearly inscribed SK on the left below the shield. The obverse style appears to be earlier rather than later; the coin therefore may have been struck during the third rather than the second century B.C."
GB49604. Bronze AE 12, BCD Lokris (NAC 55) 159.1 (this coin, otherwise unpublished), F, encrustations, weight 2.143 g, maximum diameter 12.2 mm, die axis 0o, Skarpheia mint, obverse head of Demeter right; reverse Ajax the Lesser advancing left, shield in left, sword in right, seen from ¾ behind (as on the Opuntii and Lokri drachms), SK on the left below the shield; ex BCD Collection, ex Numismatic Ars Classica Auction 55, 159.1; unique?; SOLD







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