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Stater
| Issuer | Corinth |
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| Year | 375 BC - 300 BC |
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| Value | Stater (3) |
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| Obverse description | Pegasus in flight to the left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed feathered wings spread upward, forelegs extended and hindquarters powerfully drawn. The winged horse, symbol of Corinth, occupies the full field of the flan in the characteristic Corinthian bridle-type convention. Below the body of Pegasus appears the Corinthian koppa symbol (Ϙ) within a circular incuse, serving as a mint control mark. The artistic style is vigorous and naturalistic, consistent with the mature Classical period of Greek coin engraving. |
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| Obverse lettering | Ϙ |
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Corinthian staters were among the most widely circulated coins in the Greek world, used extensively as a trade currency across the western Mediterranean and into the Adriatic. So dominant was the type that it spawned a family of derivative coinages — struck by Corinthian colonies and allies who adopted the same weight standard and imagery — collectively known as "Corinthianizing" issues, sometimes making precise attribution genuinely difficult.
Ravel's classification remains the standard reference for the series, though BCD lot numbers have since refined attribution for many die pairs. The specific die pairing referenced here places this piece within the mature phase of Corinthian output, before the city's destruction by Mummius in 146 BC ended production entirely.