Phokis, Greece, Phokian League Federal Coinage, Rule of Phayllos?, c. 352 - 351 B.C.

BCD noted, "...a very rare little bronze fraction for which no reference has been found, has a bull’s head similar to the Williams section D obverses and may represent an effort to provide an alternative to the Athena obverse series, meant perhaps to fill the need for a different looking currency struck for a special occasion. But the idea never caught on, at least for a bulk issue, probably because the types were the same as the bigger denomination."

Bronze AE 12, BCD Lokris (NAC 55) 316.3 (this coin), otherwise unpublished, gF, light scratches on reverse, 2.221g, 12.0mm, 270o, obverse facing bull’s head of triangular shape, with the sacrificial fillet ending in tassels; reverse "FW" within laurel wreath without berries tied below; ex BCD Collection, ex Numismatic Ars Classica Auction 55, 316.3. UNIQUE GREAT RARITY.

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