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Stater
| Issuer | Corinth |
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| Year | 400 BC - 375 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Pegasi#294 |
| Obverse description | Pegasos, the winged horse of Corinthian mythology, depicted in left-facing prancing pose with wings spread and elaborately rendered feathering. The figure is shown in high relief with finely detailed musculature and flowing mane. Below the horse, the Corinthian koppa symbol (Ϙ) appears as a mint control mark in the lower field. The composition follows the canonical Corinthian stater type, with Pegasos occupying the full flan in a dynamic, rearing stance. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Corinthian staters of this period were among the most widely circulated silver coins in the Greek world, used extensively by mercenary employers to pay troops across the Mediterranean — Xenophon records Corinthian-standard silver being used in Asia Minor during precisely these decades. The type was so trusted that colonial mints from Leucas to Syracuse struck near-identical issues, a deliberate monetary alignment rather than imitation.
Pegasi #294 places this piece within a closely documented die sequence. The Corinthian series is unusually well catalogued for its era precisely because the volume of surviving examples made systematic die-linking possible.