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Leukas Pegasos Coin Type: Bronze AE16 of Leukas in Arkanania, 350-250 BCE
Size and Weight: 16mm, 2.9g
Obverse: Bellerophon riding Pegasus right, Λ below.
Reverse: Chimaera right in the style of Homer, volute krater above.
Provenance: agoracoins (eBay), April 2005
Ref: GCV 2287 var; Lindgren II 1490 var; SNG Cop 370 var
BW Ref: 001 026 022
Note: Said to be better than the Lindgren and SNG plate coins, which do not show the amphora.
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