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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 1965148, member: 57495"]That Pegasos is beautiful and looks like it was struck in wonderfully high relief. Great write up as usual. One could spend a lifetime collecting coins of Corinth (with all the varieties of symbols, pegasos types, colonies, denominations and other related designs)</p><p><br /></p><p>I have one from Leukas...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]347588[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>AKARNANIA, Leukas</b></p><p>AR Stater</p><p>8.3g, 20mm</p><p>Circa 320 - 280 BC</p><p>Pegasi 132 (same rev. die); BCD Akarnania 269 var. (? behind head).</p><p>O: Pegasos flying left, A below.</p><p>R: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; mast with yard-arm behind.</p><p>Ex Demetrios Armounta Collection</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And this one's from Corinth, with a slightly rude symbol...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]347590[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>CORINTHIA, Corinth</b></p><p>AR Stater</p><p>8.37g, 22mm</p><p>Circa 400 - 375 BC</p><p>Pegasi 155; Ravel 599</p><p>O: Pegasos flying left, Q below.</p><p>R: Helmeted head of Athena right; EYT (retrograde) before, 'pudenda virilia' behind.</p><p>Ex John Hayes Collection</p><p>Ex Veilinghuis Eeckhout bvba Auction 7 (12 November 2011) Lot 11[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 1965148, member: 57495"]That Pegasos is beautiful and looks like it was struck in wonderfully high relief. Great write up as usual. One could spend a lifetime collecting coins of Corinth (with all the varieties of symbols, pegasos types, colonies, denominations and other related designs) I have one from Leukas... [ATTACH=full]347588[/ATTACH] [B]AKARNANIA, Leukas[/B] AR Stater 8.3g, 20mm Circa 320 - 280 BC Pegasi 132 (same rev. die); BCD Akarnania 269 var. (? behind head). O: Pegasos flying left, A below. R: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; mast with yard-arm behind. Ex Demetrios Armounta Collection And this one's from Corinth, with a slightly rude symbol... [ATTACH=full]347590[/ATTACH] [B]CORINTHIA, Corinth[/B] AR Stater 8.37g, 22mm Circa 400 - 375 BC Pegasi 155; Ravel 599 O: Pegasos flying left, Q below. R: Helmeted head of Athena right; EYT (retrograde) before, 'pudenda virilia' behind. Ex John Hayes Collection Ex Veilinghuis Eeckhout bvba Auction 7 (12 November 2011) Lot 11[/QUOTE]
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