Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3242 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 1ST APRIL) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $440
CORINTHIA, uncertain mint, (c.300 B.C.), silver stater, (8.19 g), obv. Pegasos flying to left, uncertain below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, behind neck a guard axe, (cf.S.2629, Calciati 494, Ravel 1119 [both noted as a barbarous issue], BCD Corinth 140, HGC 4, -). Bright, struck from slightly worn dies, otherwise good very fine, very scarce.
An almost identical example from the same dies and condition was sold by Leu Numismatik Web Auction 18, 18 December 2021 (lot 952), it realised 550 SFr (= US $596).
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Estimate $500
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