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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2766856, member: 10461&quot;]Here&#039;s another ancient newp that has been posted on the Ancients forum but does not yet have its own thread, so I will copy and paste the listing description from FORVM Ancient Coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is in hand now and is a nice, bright piece.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/85158q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Corinth, Corinthia, Greece, 345 - 307 B.C.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>85158. Silver stater, Pegasi I 451, Ravel 1076, HGC 4 1848, BCD Korinth -, BMC Corinth -, EF, superb style, some luster, light marks, areas of porosity, 8.468g, 20.3mm, 180o, Greece, Corinth mint, 345 - 307 B.C.; obverse Pegasos flying left, koppa below; reverse helmeted head of Athena (or Aphrodite) right, D (off flan) before, I and Artemis Phosphoros running left carrying torch behind; ex CNG; <b>SOLD</b></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Horace is quoted as saying: &quot;non licet omnibus adire Corinthum,&quot; which translates, &quot;Not everyone is able to go to Corinth&quot; (referring to the expensive living standards that prevailed in the city). Corinth was renowned for the temple prostitutes of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, who served the wealthy merchants and the powerful officials living in or traveling in and out of the city. The most famous of them, Lais, was said to have extraordinary abilities and charged tremendous fees for her favors.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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