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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1222187, member: 19463&quot;]Under Pegasus is a Greek letter lambda which is the first letter in Leukas.&nbsp; The coin is (IMHO) offensively flatly struck with no detail on the head of Pegasus.&nbsp; The coin may be VF for wear but the poor strike really would make me prefer a worn Fine with equal remaining details.&nbsp; These coins of Corinthian colonies (there are many besides Leukas) have minor types (yours an amphora; mine a lion) that probably once would have allowed closer dating or identification of the officials responsible for the issue.&nbsp; The price here is fair and a properly struck one would have gone for a lot more.&nbsp; I paid $180 for mine in 1987 and it is only fine.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH]129844.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>The Velia is more worn but a good strike and much more appealing to my tastes.&nbsp; I agree with the grade 5 strike listed here and am not surprised it sold for the price.&nbsp; However, if I were to have just one Velia coin, I would hold out for the reverse with the lion attacking a stag (but you will want a nicer one than mine).&nbsp; Now that I&#039;ve retired into poverty, I&#039;m not buying nice Greek silver anymore but would expect both of these coins to hold their value in the future.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH]129845.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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