CORINTHIA, Corinth. AR stater.

The first "major" coin I purchased. After growing up with massive piles of US classic coins pulled from circulation, it seemed quite unnatural to pay more than face value for a coin! What is the face value of a stater, anyway? :D CORINTHIA, Corinth. 345-307 BC AR stater, 8.65 gm Obv Pegasus flying left, qoppa below Rev: helmeted head of Athena left wearing necklace; head of Silenus behind Ref: Ravel 1046. Calciati 408. Scarce variety. from Heritage Auctions, June 2013 This scarce variety was chosen to represent Corinth staters, #23 in Harlan J. Berk's book, "100 Greatest Ancient Coins". This coin is listed in [url="http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/corinth/t.html"]Wildwinds[/url]