A pretty pegasus and a question: Does anyone have a copy of Ravel's "Poulains"?

Here is a Corinth stater that I recently bought in a lot of high quality coins:

Corinthia, Corinth, AR stater, c. 405–345 BC. Obv: Pegasus galloping l.; below, Ϙ. Rev: head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet l.; in field r., statue of Poseidon hurling trident (?). Ref: Reverse: Ravel T 466 (?); Cammann 99d. 22mm, 8.52g.

The type really needs no introduction on this board. I had been looking for a decent example for a long time and am happy I finally found one!

Yet, I have an identification problem. The Corinthian pegasus-series is large, and there is an enormous number of dies and control marks. I couldn't identify the obverse die of my coin yet, but its reverse field mark, apparently a statue of Poseidon, is rather scarce. I found pictures of only two other examples online, and both are die matches to my coin. The first is from Jean B. Cammann: The Symbols on Staters of Corinthian Type: A Catalogue, New York: ANS 1932, no. 99d:


The second was sold in 2009 by Herbert Grün, auction 52, lot 81, and again in 2017 by Gorny&Mosch, auction 249, lot 254:


The auction listings for this coin mention that the reverse die is recorded as T 466, coin no. 810 in O. Ravel: Les “Poulains” de Corinthe. Basel 1936-1948. They also claim that it is not in R. Calciati: Pegasi. Mortara 1990. Calciati and Ravel are the standard reference works for Pegasus staters. Both books are rare, expensive, and long out of print, and I unfortunately have access to neither of them.

Therefore, I'd like to ask for the help of the forum mebers with better nmismatic libraries. If you by any chance have of copy of Ravel at hand, would you be willing to quickly look up coin no. 810 to confirm the auction listing and see whether Ravel's coin might even have the same obverse die as mine?

Also, please feel free to post your own Pegasus coins!

 

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Q TITIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS TITIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Head of Mutinus Titinus (Priapus) right, wearing winged diadem
REVERSE: The Pegasus springing right, Q TITI on base
Struck at Rome 90 BC
3.8g, 18mm
Cr341/1, Syd 691; Titia 1

DOMITIAN
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right
REVERSE: COS IIII, The Pegasus standing right with raising left foreleg
Struck at Rome, 76AD
3.1g, 20mm
RIC 921

 

@Orielensis , congratulations for a beautiful coin!
Regarding the reference books, I cannot help but I will post my coins with the flying horse.
(I don't know about other countries, but in the fairy tales from my country there is always a flying horse helping the hero)




Corinthia. Corinth circa 345-307 BC.
Drachm AR
13 mm, 1,87 g
Pegasos flying left, wings curled, Koppa below. / Head of Aphrodite left, hair in a sakkos. ΠA monogram behind head. BCD Corinth 162; SNG Fitzwilliam 3455-3456; SNG Cop. 136.

I am not 100% sure about this one's attribution but the monogram seems to confirm what I found.




Q. Titius, Rome, 90 BC. AR Denarius.
Head of young Bacchus/Liber right, wearing ivy wreath.
Rev: Pegasus springing right Q·TITI
Crawford 341/2; RBW 1275; RSC Titia 2.
3.51 gr. 19 mm

Here is one (that I bought by mistake ) where Pegasus is on Athena's helmet



PONTOS. Amisos AE29 Time of Mithradates VI Eupator, ca 105-90 or 90-85 BC
Helmeted head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos
Rev: AMI - ΣOY - Perseus standing left, holding harpa and head of Medusa, whose decapitated body lies at his feet; monogram to left and right.
SNG BM Black Sea 1169-72; HGC 7, 238.
18,30 g, 30 mm

 

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k14155903/f367.item

 

Are you saying you think coin 2 is a die match? I do not see that for the Athena portrait. Maybe I am wrong. Both have a statue, sure, but not a die match to me.

 

Gallienus, 253-268 A.D. 23mm 3.7 grams (antoninianus)
Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG
Reverse: SOLI CONS AVG, Pegasus prancing right (or one of Sol's horses)

 

Thanks a thousand times! I hadn't found it online. That`s extremely helpful!

The plate from Cammann isn't exactly high quality, so I'm not certain. I had assumed it was a die match to mine, but I might be wrong.

 

I was referring to the Grun example. I could see yours being a later die state of the Cammann coin.

 

Thanks for clarifying - now I understand what you mean! The picture of the Grün coin was certainly shot from a different angle and under different light conditions, and the coin might have been polished at some point so that the high points are highlighted. But looking especially at Athena' locks of hair and the small die flaw on top of the helmet, I think I see a die match. That's without warranty, though, since I'm not very good at this:

Also, thanks to @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix and his link, I was able to identify my coin and its die combination as Ravel 737:

 

Wonderful type that I've been chasing for a while, meaning, sadly I've none.
But here's some coins of mine featuring the Pegasus:


Here's a drinking cup featuring the mythical beast!

 

nice coin, but i say not die match..

 

Lovely coins, everyone! Here are my three Pegasi, one Greek, one Roman Republican, and one Roman Imperial:

Corinth AR Stater. Circa 375-345 BC. Obv: Pegasos flying left, Q below / Rev: Helmeted head of Athena left. Control-symbols behind head: Retrograde N and Ares standing left holding shield and spear. Pegasi 376 var. [“N” not retrograde] [Calciati, R., Pegasi Vol. I (Mortara, 1990)]; Ravel 1056 var. [“N” not retrograde] [Ravel, O.E., Les "Poulains" de Corinthe, I - II (Basel, 1936; London, 1948)]; BCD Corinth 121 [Numismatik Lanz, Münzen von Korinth: Sammlung B, Auction 105 (Munich, 26 Nov. 2001)]; SNG Copenhagen 121 [Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Copenhagen, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Danish National Museum, Part 15, Corinth (Copenhagen 1944)]. 21mm, 8.46 g., 6h. Ex. Roma Numismatics Ltd. Auction IX, 22 March 2015, Lot 168.


Roman Republic, Q. Titius, AR Denarius, Rome 90 BCE. Obv. Head of Mutinus Titius[?] [ = Priapus] right with beard & winged diadem / Rev. Pegasus springing right, “Q TITI” on tablet below. RSC I Titia 1, Crawford 341/1, Sear RCV I 238, BMCRR Rome 2220. 18.5 mm., 3.8 g.



Gallienus, Billon Antoninianus, 267-268 AD, Rome Mint (1st Officina). Obv. Radiate head right, GALLIENVS AVG /Rev. Pegasus springing right, about to take flight. SOLI CONS AVG; A offset to right in exergue. RIC V-1 283 (p. 155), RSC IV 979, Sear RCV III 10362, Wolkow 26a1[Cédric Wolkow, Catalogue des monnaies romaines - Gallien - L'émission dite "Du Bestiaire" - atelier de Rome (BNumis, édition 2019)], Göbl MIR [Moneta Imperii Romani] Band 36, No. 712b. 21 mm., 3.12 g, 11 h.



PS to @Orielensis: I'm not sure it's a die match either: to me, Athena's profile, and specifically the shape of the nose, mouth, and chin, looks slightly different in the two coins.

 

Iberia. Indigets. Emporia Æ AS...27.88mm/10.05grams..27-25 BC..
Obverse:Head of the goddess Pallas Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet with the visor raised and a large plume.
Reverse: Pegasos flying right, laurel crown above rump; EMPO below.
Villaronga, ACIP 1098 - R6
Ex Archer M Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.10234).

 

Fantastic coin! I have visited the ruins of Empuries several times and would love to have a coin from this city. This is a picture of the Asklepios temple in the Greek part of the city, taken in 2016:


This is the bathhouse in the Roman part of ancient Empuries:

 

A corinth stater is high on my list, I have yet to find the right one at the right price

The poor man's pegasus


Rome mint, 7th officina, AD 267-268
GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right
APOLLINI CONS AVG, Centaur walking right, drawing bow. Z at exergue
2.41 gr
Ref : Cohen # 72, RCV # 10177, Göbl # 735b, RIC # 163, CMR Gallien # 2a7

Q

 

@Orielensis I don't have Ravel, but I have bought a copy of Calciata from his website - operated by the late author's son, as I gather. I posted a link to it some time ago on CoinTalk, if you search, you should find it - I'm typing on my 'phone and it's too hard for me to dig it up right now. It was far cheaper direct from there than through specialist bookstores or auctions.

(I've taken a photo' at Empuries from the same place as your first photo'!)

ATB,
Aidan.