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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2996652, member: 56859&quot;]I agree that Corinth staters (and others with that design) tend to impress people, or at least the who see some of my coins.&nbsp; Part of the reason is familiarity, at least of Pegasus.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the US this advertising icon is familiar to a few generations (seen here atop the Magnolia building in Dallas, Texas, circa 1940s; image from <a href="https://thedallaswhisperer.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/the-red-flying-horse-in-downtownpegasus/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://thedallaswhisperer.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/the-red-flying-horse-in-downtownpegasus/" rel="nofollow">thedallaswhisperer</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://thedallaswhisperer.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/pegasus-1927-dallas-public-library.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mobil oil company used Pegasus as their logo for a long time, and many of us have fond memories of the neon red winged horse seen throughout the US <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>An old Mobil gas pump (<a href="https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mobil" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mobil" rel="nofollow">image from wikipedia</a>)</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Mobilgas_pump_with_27-cent_gasoline_IMG_5890.JPG/440px-Mobilgas_pump_with_27-cent_gasoline_IMG_5890.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, that is the question and the answer will vary from person to person.&nbsp; Compared to the more interesting US coins, almost all ancient coins can be considered &quot;not too expensive&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my first Corinth stater and it always draws oohs and ahhs from non-collectors.&nbsp; It was my first &quot;expensive&quot; coin, but I&#039;ve since recalibrated what I consider expensive <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_42c0f54cecdb4e0da9e47cd1703546b2%252525257Emv2.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_1000%252525252Ch_625%252525252Cal_c%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_42c0f54cecdb4e0da9e47cd1703546b2%252525257Emv2.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D1ca0643e4b9946ae6b3be1ff95f7ab1f%252526hash%25253Df7b7c3a7ca632b41aeb888fc2a0ea19a%2526hash%253D2081d23a7491d02f2f094bcd9b4a67f1%26hash%3D331bfef0813287eb0d73f0b019ec42dc&amp;hash=c160ddde3ed01ba22e25b11389d39a07" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>CORINTHIA, Corinth</b></p><p>345-307 BCE</p><p>AR stater, 8.65 gm</p><p>Obv Pegasus flying left, qoppa below</p><p>Rev: helmeted head of Athena left wearing necklace; mask of Silenus behind</p><p>Ref: Ravel 1046. Calciati 408. Scarce variety.</p><p>from Heritage Auctions, June 2013</p><p><i>This scarce variety was chosen to represent Corinth staters, #23 in Harlan J. Berk&#039;s book, &quot;100 Greatest Ancient Coins&quot;.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Although the example below probably doesn&#039;t fit with what Warren meant by &quot;not too expensive&quot;, it is certainly possible to find Alexander the Great tetradrachms which are more modestly priced.&nbsp; The hefty coins are physically impressive and the design probably rings a bell even for noncollectors.&nbsp; If the beauty alone doesn&#039;t do it, name recognition will probably impress them.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/atgtet-cc-jpg.511820/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>KINGS OF MACEDON, Alexander III</b></p><p>AR tetradrachm, 17.14 gm</p><p>late lifetime issue, struck in Aradus c. 324/3 BCE</p><p>Obv: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress.</p><p>Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ; Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; I in left field; AP monogram below throne</p><p>Ref: Price 3325</p><p><i><i>ex Colosseo Collection</i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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