96World

Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST

Enlargement

1662 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 Bel-

lerophon 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."

Enlargement

1663 Corinthia, Corinth. Silver Stater (8.49 g), ca. 375-300 BC

. ' Koppa' below, Pegasos flying left.

Reverse:

Helmeted head of Athena left;

below neck, A-P; in right field, plow. Pegasi 439; BCD Corinth 107. Nicely toned.

Extremely Fine

Estimate Value .............................................................................................................................................................................$800 - 900

From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased privately from Harmer-Rooke Galleries in the 1980s.

Enlargement

1664 Corinthia, Corinth. Silver Stater (8.40 g), ca. 375-300 BC

. Koppa below, Pegasos flying left.

Reverse:

Helmeted head of Athena left; in right

field, N within wreath of grain ears. Pegasi 386; BCD Corinth 128. Previously certified

NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.

Estimate Value .............................................................................................................................................................................$700 - 800