Corinthia, Corinth. Circa 375-300 BC. Stater

Corinthia, Corinth. Circa 375-300 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 8.54 g, 11h). Pegasos flying left; below, Ϙ. Rev. Head of Athena left, wearing laureate Corinthian helmet; A-P flanking; behind neck guard, boar standing left on ground line. BCD Corinth –; Calciati 435; Ravel 1017.

A distinctive Corinthian stater from the later classical series, marked by the city’s traditional Pegasos / Athena pairing and by a more unusual reverse symbol. The Ϙ, or koppa, beneath Pegasos is the civic badge of Corinth and separates the issue from the many similar Pegasos staters of Corinthian colonies and allied mints. The reverse preserves the familiar helmeted Athena head, but the laureate helmet, flanking letters A-P, and boar symbol place the coin within a specific issue group.

The boar behind Athena’s neck guard is especially noteworthy. On Corinthian staters, such subsidiary symbols served as control marks, but they also gave individual emissions a visual personality. Here the boar introduces a compact, forceful animal emblem into an otherwise highly standardized civic design. The ground line beneath the boar is a useful detail for confirming the variety.