Coin Depicting Pegasus

Art Institute of Chicago

Coin Depicting Pegasus

Greek; minted in Corinth

Date
about 500-450 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Levkás
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front of this coin depicts the winged horse Pegasus, wearing a bridle and flying. On the back the goddess Athena faces left, wearing a Corinthian style helmet.

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