Lot 1756

Sale 131 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals

Description

Peloponnesos, Corinthia, Corinth, (400-350 B.C.), silver stater, (8.45 g), obv. Pegasos flying to left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing laurel-wreathed Corinthian helmet over leather cap, lighted altar behind, **FI* behind head, (cf.S.2626, Calciati 449/1 [p.267, these dies illustrated, noted as the **FI* issue], Ravel - [unpublished], cf. Cammann [NN&M 53] No.3 [p.26-27]). Lightly toned, very fine and very rare.

Ex BCD Collection, Lanz Auction Sale 105, 26 November 2001 (lot 130) previously from Credit de la Bourse November 1995 for 1200 FF, with tickets, photos etc.

Estimate
$600
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$360

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