About this artwork
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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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium
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Culture
- Ancient Greek
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Title
- Coin Depicting Pegasus
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Place
- Levkás (Minted in)
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Date
- 500 BCE–450 BCE
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Medium
- Silver
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Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
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Reference Number
- 1922.4921
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/5755/manifest.json