Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 1755 SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 24TH NOV) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $1,500
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PELOPONNESOS, Corinthia, Corinth, silver stater, (c.400-350 B.C.), (8.37 g), obv. Pegasos, bridled with curled wing, walking to left, Q beneath, rev. head of Athena to left wearing Corinthian helmet over leather cap, dolphin above helmet, palmette behind, (cf.S.2628, Calciati 284 [p.226, R.781, same dies, one example noted], Cammann NN&M 53 No.91 [p.94, Pl.VIII], Ravel 781 [p.216, Pl.XLVIII, dies P344 and T482], SNG Cop. 43 [Pl.1 similar dies, R.776], cf.BMC 163-4 [p.16, same obverse die], Paris 476, HGC 4, 1837 [R]). Nearly extremely fine, with some mint bloom, very rare.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, December 4, 1999.
Two examples noted by Ravel and one with illustration (Paris example).
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