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A silver stater from Ambrakia in Epeiros showing Athena and Pegasos Coin Type: Silver stater of Ambrakia in Epeiros.
Mint and Date: Ambrakia, c. 450-338 BCE.
Size and Weight: 20mm x 21mm, 6.58g
Obverse: Pegasos flying left, with pointed wing.
Reverse: Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet over leather cap, strands of hair escaping below. Behind, an elongated volute krater with a bunch of grapes over its mouth.
Provenance: lloydl2004 (eBay), March 2010
Ref: GCV
BW Ref: 001 049 157
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