Lot 32
Corinthia. Corinth, c. 520-515 BC. AR Stater (8.68 g). Pegasus with curled wing flying left; koppa below. Reverse: Incuse containing swastika. Ravel 89; Pegasi I, p. 159, 39/1 (same obverse die); ANSMN 33, pl. 11, 142 (same obverse die). Sharply struck from fresh dies. Finely centered, with handsome medium-deep, faintly iridescent toning. NGC graded About Uncirculated.
The archaic staters of Corinth circulated widely, but not to the extent of the turtles of Aigina or owls of Athens. Corinthian staters are sometimes found in far-flung hoards, but additionally were used as host coins for over-striking. Their weight was the same for nomoi of Southern Italy, so when these Pegasi made their long flights, they were overstruck with the grain ear of Metapontum, the "boy on the dolphin" of Tarentum or other types.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500.
Illustrated in Money of the World, coin 3.
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