Greek Silver Stater – Corinthia, Corinth - 345-307 BC Lot A032

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Greek Silver Stater – Corinthia, Corinth - 345-307 BC Lot A032:
$470.00

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Greek Silver Stater – Corinthia, Corinth 345-307 BC

Lot A032

You are offerding on an artistic silver AR Stater of Corinth.

Obverse/Front: Pegasos flyingleft with symbol QUOPPA underneath

Reverse/Back: Head of Athenaleft with Corinthian helmet, A below and Ivy behind

Item:

Corinthia, Corinth c. 345-307 BC
Type: AR Stater
Struck: c.345-307 BC
Ancient Coin - Not Graded by 3rd Party Grading Company
Weight: 8.5 g.
Diameter: 7/8 inch typical
My Source:Sigma Coins about 2000
Documentation: Sigma Flip tab
History: Corinth is a city in Greece. In antiquity it was a city-state, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. To the west of the isthmus lies the Gulf of Corinth, to the east lies the Saronic Gulf. Corinth is about 78kilometres (48 mi) southwest of Athens. In classical times the ancient city rivaled Athens and Thebes in wealth, based on the Isthmian traffic and trade. It was once believed that Corinth housed a great temple on its ancient acropolis dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite. Horace is quoted as saying: \"non licet omnibus adire Corinthum\", which translates as \"Not everyone is able to go to Corinth\", due to the expensive living standards that prevailed in the city. The city was renowned for the temple prostitutes of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, who served the wealthy merchants and the powerful officials living in or traveling in and out of the city. The most famous of them, Lais, was said to have extraordinary abilities and charged tremendous fees for her favours. The city was a major participant in the Persian Wars, offering 40 war ships in the sea Battle of Salamis under the admiral Adeimantos and 5,000 hoplites (wearing their characteristic Corinthian helmets)in the following Battle of Plataea but afterwards was frequently an enemy of Athens and an ally of Sparta in the Peloponnesian League. In 431 BC, one of the factors leading to the Peloponnesian War was the dispute between Corinth and Athens over the Corinthian colony of Corcyra (Corfu), which probably stemmed from the traditional trade rivalry between the two cities.

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