Live auction - bgr_1092314 - CORINTHIA - CORINTH Statère

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Estimate :	1 800 €
Price :	1 700 €
Maximum bid :	1 700 €
End of the sale :	03 March 2026 14:15:32
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : Statère

Date: c. 330 AC.

Mint name / Town : Corinthe, Corinthie

Metal : silver

Diameter : 21 mm

Orientation dies : 9 h.

Weight : 8,59 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Magnifique monnaie sur un flan idéalement centré des deux côtés. Magnifique portrait d’Athéna ainsi qu’un superbe Pégase, bien venu à la frappe. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

R.1009 a, pl. LX - BMC.253 - P.1695 - SB.3770 - HGCS. 4/-

Obverse

Obverse legend : Q (KOPPA ARCHAÏQUE).

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

Reverse

Reverse description : Tête d'Athéna à gauche, coiffée du casque corinthien lauré ; derrière, une égide ornée d’une tête de Méduse.

Reverse legend : A-R

Commentary

Au revers, le symbole est inhabituel (égidé ornée d’une tête de Méduse. Le casque corinthien est orné d’une branche d’olivier (symbole de Paix).
On the reverse, the symbol is unusual (aegis decorated with a head of Medusa. The Corinthian helmet is decorated with an olive branch (symbol of Peace)