ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK Bruttium, Locres. Nomos or statere ND (320-280 BC), Locres. Head of Zeus Naios right; behind, a thunderbolt [trace of a countermark H under the bust?] Rv. ΛO[KPΩ]N. Eagle with outstretched wings holding a hare left. Jameson 1122 (same corners) - Ward 460 (same corners) - Dewing 1438; Silver - 7.61 g - 19.5 mm - 9 h From a former collection, bought in the Paris trade in 1936 then sold at Beaussant-Lefèvre, 11 October 2011 [from the Caruso, Grau, Peyrefitte and other collections], No. 11. NGC Ch XF* 5/5 4/5 Fine style edge marks (8583609-002). Uneven edge with a few marks. Faint wear flats on the high reliefs, under an old grey patina. Bust in fine style on the right. Superb. Locri Epizephyrii, Locres Épizéphyrienne in French, was founded in the 8th century on the coast of the Ionian Sea, perhaps by slaves allied with Sparta during the First Messenian War who fled with their masters' wives (according to Aristotle). In the fifth century, Locres was allied with Syracuse and took in Dionysius the Younger after his banishment. In 280 BC, the city allied itself with the Molossian king Pyrrhus I, cousin of Alexander the Great. The city then rallied to the Carthaginians for a time, before siding with the Romans in the second century, becoming their permanent ally. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.