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

c. 350–338 BCE · silver

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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.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineStater: Pegasos (obverse); Head of Athena (reverse), c. 350–338 BCE. Greece, Corinth. Silver; diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1916.984

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