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Argos Amphilochikon Pegasos Stater

Specimen · argos-amphilochikon-pegasos-stater-001

The Coin

Obverse
Obverse — Pegasos with pointed wing flying left; A below
Reverse
Reverse — head of Athena left in Corinthian helmet; ΑΡΓΕΙ and symbol behind

Attribution: Greece (Akarnania). Argos Amphilochikon. Polis of Argos Amphilochikon. c. 350–270 BC (dealer tag; catalogues commonly c. 360–330 or 340–300 BC). AR. stater.

Obverse: Pegasos with pointed wing flying left; below, A — the initial of Argos, in the position where Corinth's own staters carry the koppa

Reverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; ΑΡΓΕΙ (abbreviating the ethnic) and symbol behind

Weight: Not recorded on the tag and not yet weighed (Corinthian standard staters run c. 8.4–8.6 g).  Reference: Sear (Greek) 2258

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