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                                                          Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of 
BancFirst Ohio Corp. on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-64288 and 33-64436) of our 
report dated January 24, 1997, on our audits of the consolidated financial 
statements of BancFirst Ohio Corp. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 
1995, and for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995, and 1994, which report 
is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


                                               COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Columbus, Ohio
March 10, 1997