GREEK COINS CORINTH, BMC 253, Date 350-306 BC, Silver Stater Corinth Peloponnesos, Athena, Pegasos
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- Опубликовано: 27 июн 2024
- ★ Stunning Mint-State condition - impressive detailed obverse and reverse presentation - a undestroyed Athena presentation, a undestroyed Pegasos presentation - perfectly centered - lovely silver iridescent color toning - bankermarks at obverse and reverse - a little jewel in every collection ★
★ Very rare 'aegis adorned with the head of Medusa' mark type behind Athena head ★
GREEK COINS CORINTH
Mint: Corinth, Peloponnesos
Date: c. 350/306 BC
Nominal: Stater
Material: Silver
Diameter: 22mm
Weight: 8.59g
Reference: BMC 253
Reference: SB 3770
Reference: P. 1695
Reference: S. 2631
Obverse: Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet; A P Monogram below; behind, an aegis adorned with the head of Medusa
Inscription: -
Translation: -
Reverse: Pegasos flying to left
Inscription: Q
Translation: Qoppa
Translation: (City of) Corinth
Comment: Corinth is an ancient Greek city on the Isthmus of Corinth, the isthmus that connects the Peloponnese and the Greek mainland. To the west of this isthmus is the Gulf of Corinth. The city is surrounded by the coastal plain of Vocha to the west, the Gerania Mountains to the east and the Oneia Mountains to the south. Earthquakes have repeatedly destroyed the city. Corinth lies about 75 kilometres west of Athens. In ancient times, the isthmus was crossed by ships, which were towed across the rocky isthmus on ship carts in prefabricated ruts. The route is known as the Diolkos. Some particularly old place names, such as Korinthos, which end in -inthos or have the suffix -nt(h), originate from a pre-Greek language. According to myth, Sisyphus is the ancestor of a series of kings in Corinth. Jason is said to have left Medea here. Corinth was originally written Qorinthos, with (the later abolished) Qoppa, which is why a q is found as a mintmark on Corinthian coins. In 337 BC, Corinth fell under the rule of the Macedonians. After the assassination of the Macedonian king Philip II of Macedon in 336 BC, the federal assembly in Corinth elected his son Alexander the Great as joint strategist (Greek: hegemon) for the Persian campaign already planned by Philip. In the period that followed, the city was under the rule of Macedonian nobles. During this time, Corinth became the most populous city in Greece and its flourishing economic and cultural life made it famous far beyond the local area.
Beautiful. Amazing condition too!👍
Beautiful!
... yes it was - and i am idiot sold this coin :D
@@yothr2311 haha, I saw, I went to your store and got a bit sad ;(
@@AncientCoinStory ... thats the problem as a dealer - you cant hold them all. But if you have a lovely coin its hard to sell - but you must sell. But sometimes its not easy :)
@@yothr2311 I can imagine it is very hard!