Coin Depicting Pegasus

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Coin Depicting Pegasus

Greek; minted in CorinthLinkedCulture matchlcp-53c926274031

Date
about 500-450 BCE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Levkás
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
5755

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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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Credit line
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Provenance
Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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