Stater Coin Depicting Pegasus Flying
Ancient Greek
-400–-330
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2.1 cm (7/8 in.)
- Genre
- Coins
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
pegasusGreeksilverhelmetscoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalmythological figuresancientmetal
About
The front of this coin depicts the winged horse Pegasus flying right. On the back the goddess Athena faces right. Behind her is a cadueus, the type of staff typically associated with the god Hermes.
