Ancient Greek Coins - The Mythology Of Ajax The Lesser

The following is an article excerpt from Coinweek

Opus was a small, infertile territory on the coast of mainland Greece, surrounded by larger, more powerful states. While their inhabitants, the Lokrians, made a relatively small impact in history, they produced a beautiful and extensive series of coins.

Mercenaries returning home after the Peace of Antalkidas in 387 BC brought considerable amounts of silver with them. These Syracusian coins represented their salary, thus providing the bullion and models for the coinage of their home city. It is likely that Lokris may have needed to produce new coins to pay for its military expenses in the continual conflict with neighboring Phokis during the Third Sacred War.

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