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Obol
| Issuer | Lokroi Opuntii |
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| Year | 400 BC |
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| Reference(s) | BCD Lokris#6 |
| Obverse description | A compact bunch of grapes suspended from a curling vine tendril occupies the central field, rendered in relief with naturalistic detail characteristic of early Lokrian coinage. The cluster is depicted frontally, with individual grapes suggested by rounded forms. The local ethnic abbreviation Λ (Lambda) appears below to the right in the field, serving as a mint identifier. The flan is irregular, as typical of early Greek hammered silver fractions. The surfaces show natural die wear consistent with ancient circulation. |
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| Reverse description | An olive sprig with two broad, pointed leaves flanking a central stem is depicted in shallow incuse relief, centered within a square or shallow incuse punch. The letters Λ (Lambda) and Ο (Omicron) appear below the sprig within the incuse, forming an abbreviated ethnic reference to Lokris. The incuse technique is characteristic of early Archaic and transitional Greek coinage of central Greece. The overall composition is clean and well-centered despite the small module. The reverse design reflects the agricultural and civic symbolism important to the Opuntian Lokrians. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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