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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26637776, member: 10461&quot;]Gotta love those winged horsies.&nbsp; Very cool!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had a lovely Corinthian stater some years back.&nbsp; Sold it to pay off some debts.&nbsp; Miss it.&nbsp; I need to get another someday.&nbsp; It is one of those &quot;must have&quot; ancient coin types.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Greece (Corinth): silver stater; Pegasus and Athena, ca. 345-307 BC; control mark of Artemis Phosphoros with torch</font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/boZ1WaAGQvm8XJSLop1d_corinthian.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Obverse: Pegasus flying left, koppa below. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena (or Aphrodite) left, Artemis Phosphoros w/torch left. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Composition, diameter, weight: Silver, 20.3 mm, 8.468 g, die axis 180º. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Authority/ruler: Corinth. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Catalog info: Pegasi I 451; Ravel 1076; HGC 4, 1848. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Grade, cert. info: NGC AU; Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5; cert. #4280918-002. (“XF” per Forum.) </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Provenance: Forum Ancient Coins, 6/5/2017, raw. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Prior provenance to Classical Numismatic Group. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Notes: Forum’s description: “<i>Superb style, some luster, light marks, areas of porosity</i>.”</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/U0HIi4hORmuUxL1Co2Zg_NGC4280918-002_OBV.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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