KORKYRA. Korkyra. Circa 300-229 BC. (Bronze, 16 mm, 3.69 g, 7 h), struck to commemorate the galley races held in honour of Poseidon, Dionysos or Apollo , under the magistrate So... or Phi.... ΠAΛΛAΣ Prow of galley to right. Rev. [K-O] Kantharos; above, bunch of grape bunch. BMC 272-273 var. Lindgren II 1462 ( this coin ). SNG Evelpidis 1918. Attractive mottled green patina. Some roughness, otherwise, very fine.

From the collections of Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.), J. H. Joy, Münzen und Medaillen DE 21, 24 May 2007, 324 and H. C. Lindgren.

The name given on the obverse of this coin is not that of a magistrate but, rather, is the name of the winning galley - Pallas, one of the Titans, father of Zeus = Zeal, Nike, Kratos = Power, and Bia = Force.