E-auction 673-708394 - bgr_1110118 - CORINTHIA - CORINTH Statère

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Estimate :	280 €
Price :	407 €
Maximum bid :	431 €
End of the sale :	09 March 2026 14:04:40
bidders :	16 bidders

Type : Statère

Date: c. 320-310 AC.

Mint name / Town : Corinthe, Corinthie

Metal : silver

Diameter : 22,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 8,47 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée. Usure régulière. Joli revers. Pégase agréable. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

R.1044 b, pl. LXV - Pegasi406

Obverse

Obverse legend : Q (KAPPA ARCHAÏQUE).

Obverse description : Pégase volant à gauche, les ailes déployées.

Obverse translation : (Corinthe).

Reverse

Reverse legend : LETTRES SOUS LE COU.

Reverse description : Tête d'Athéna à gauche, coiffée du casque corinthien ; derrière, grenade? .

Reverse legend : A- L

Commentary

Au revers de notre exemplaire, nous semblons bien distinguer un fruit interprété comme une pomme ou une grenade par les différents auteurs dont R. Calciati. O. Hoover décrit le symbole comme un bouclier qui ressemble au bouclier béotien. Quant à Raavel, il interprétait le symbole comme un crotale, il faudrait alors trouver la sonnette pour l’ouvrir !.
On the reverse of our example, we seem to clearly distinguish a fruit interpreted as an apple or a pomegranate by various authors, including R. Calciati. O. Hoover describes the symbol as a shield resembling the Boeotian shield. As for Raavel, he interpreted the symbol as a rattlesnake, so it would be necessary to find the doorbell to open it!