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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                       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 23, 1998, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements
of BancFirst Ohio Corp. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and
for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996, and 1995, which report is included
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.



                                    COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Columbus, Ohio
March 11, 1998