Obverse: Pegasus Flying towards the Lef
Reverse: Helmeted Head of Athena, Facing Lef
Corinth, located on the narrow isthmus between northern Greece and th southern peninsula (Peloponnese), was one of the great cities of the ancien world. The site seems to have been occupied in Neolithic and Mycenaean times,
but truly came into its own in the eighth century B.C., when eight smal villages united to form the city. Corinth quickly became rich and famous for th export of its beautiful geometric and animal pottery. By the mid-eighth centur it had became populous enough to establish colonies in Ithica and Korkyra on th Aegean islands, and Syracuse in Sicily. Controlling land and sea communication between central and southern Greece, it remained a major power until it began t be eclipsed by Athens in the sixth century B.C. It remained a key player in th Classical and Hellenistic eras, though usually in alliance with more militaril powerful city-states, until its final destruction by the Romans in 146 BC.

More than money, coins are a symbol of the state tha struck them, of a specific time and location, whether contemporary currencies o artifacts of a long forgotten empire. This stunning hand-struck coin reveals a expertise of craftsmanship and intricate sculptural detail that is often lackin in contemporary machine-made currencies. The Corinthian stater was the primar trade coin of central to Northern Greece and the Eastern Adriatic coast. Thi Corinthian stater features Pegasus on the obverse and the head of Athena clad i a Corinthian soldier’s helmet on the reverse. Variations of this type wer struck both by Corinth and its many colonies, including, for a time, might Syracuse. Termed "colts" or "Pegasi," the coins were a popular as the widely used "owls" of Athens. This magnificent coin i a memorial to the ancient glories of Corinth passed down from the hands o civilization to civilization, from generation to generation.