Illyria. Dyrrhachion (as Epidamnos). Circa 436-433 BC. Stater (Silver, 19.20 mm, 8.49 g). Pegasus flying right; below, E and [club]. Rev. Helmeted head of Athena right. Calciati, Pegasi 1 (same obverse die). Weber 3824 (same). Kagan J.H., "Epidamnus of Ephyre (Elea). A Note on the Coinage of Corinth and her Colonies at the Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War," Studies Price Addendum 1 (A1/P1), pl. 36, 12 and 37, 1. HGC 3.1, 25. Cf. Nomos, Obolos 25, lot 109. Cabinet toned. About Very Fine. Extremely Rare, possibly the third specimen known with these dies. An issue of exceptional historical significance, struck in the context of the conflict between Corcyra and Epidamnus that preceded the Peloponnesian War. The coinage, produced by Corinth and its colonies to finance the impending conflict, reflects the political crisis following the expulsion of the oligarchs of Epidamnus. The present type is of extreme rarity, with only four examples known, including just two struck from the same dies. Silver.

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Illyria. Dyrrhachion (as Epidamnos). Circa 436-433 BC. Stater (Silver, 19.20 mm, 8.49 g). Pegasus flying right; below, E and [club]. Rev. Helmeted head of Athena right. Calciati, Pegasi 1 (same obverse die). Weber 3824 (same). Kagan J.H., "Epidamnus of Ephyre (Elea). A Note on the Coinage of Corinth and her Colonies at the Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War," Studies Price Addendum 1 (A1/P1), pl. 36, 12 and 37, 1. HGC 3.1, 25. Cf. Nomos, Obolos 25, lot 109. Cabinet toned. About Very Fine. Extremely Rare, possibly the third specimen known with these dies. An issue of exceptional historical significance, struck in the context of the conflict between Corcyra and Epidamnus that preceded the Peloponnesian War. The coinage, produced by Corinth and its colonies to finance the impending conflict, reflects the political crisis following the expulsion of the oligarchs of Epidamnus. The present type is of extreme rarity, with only four examples known, including just two struck from the same dies. Silver.

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