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Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Stater: Pegasos (obverse); Head of Athena (reverse)

Stater: Pegasos (obverse); Head of Athena (reverse)

c. 350–338 BCE
Diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The archaic letter Ϙ, koppa, on the obverse abbreviates the early spelling of Corinth (ϘΟΡΙΝΘΟΣ).

Description

On the obverse of this coin, the divine winged horse Pegasos takes flight, its front legs rearing up to the left. On the reverse, Athena, who gave the Corinthian hero Bellerophon the reins to tame Pegasos, wears a Corinthian-style helmet and is accompanied by a mask of the satyr-god Silenos. Repeated in this coinage, the story of Pegasos became an integral part of Corinthian mythology.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.984