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Auction 96 14-15 February 2017
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Corinthia, Corinth. Silver Stater (8.55 g), ca. 375-300 BC. Koppa below, Pegasus flying left. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left, bowl of helmet adorned with wreath; behind, aegis; below neck, A-P. Pegasi 427; BCD Corinth -. Lovely slightly iridescent old tone. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,400
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in the 1980s. Ex E. Gans (Numismatic Fine Arts) Collection.
This coin carries the types for which Corinth was famous in antiquity: Pegasos flying on the obverse and the head of Athena on the reverse. Pegasos became a badge of Corinth early on because of the mythological tradition that the winged horse was ridden by the Corinthian hero Bellerophon in his quest to slay the monstrous Chimaera. His success against the beast filled Bellerophon with too much pride and subsequently he attempted to ride on Pegasos to the home of the gods on Mount Olympos. Unwilling to indulge the hero's impiety, Pegasos threw him off to his death before they reached the top. Despite this unhappy ending for the Corinthian hero, his winged mount circulated on coins struck not only by Corinth, but also by its many colonies around the Adriatic Sea, and became the basis for the common nickname for the Corinthian stater - the "colt."
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in the 1980s. Ex E. Gans (Numismatic Fine Arts) Collection.
This coin carries the types for which Corinth was famous in antiquity: Pegasos flying on the obverse and the head of Athena on the reverse. Pegasos became a badge of Corinth early on because of the mythological tradition that the winged horse was ridden by the Corinthian hero Bellerophon in his quest to slay the monstrous Chimaera. His success against the beast filled Bellerophon with too much pride and subsequently he attempted to ride on Pegasos to the home of the gods on Mount Olympos. Unwilling to indulge the hero's impiety, Pegasos threw him off to his death before they reached the top. Despite this unhappy ending for the Corinthian hero, his winged mount circulated on coins struck not only by Corinth, but also by its many colonies around the Adriatic Sea, and became the basis for the common nickname for the Corinthian stater - the "colt."