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Coin of Corinth with Pegasos
Greek
Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
about 400–300 B.C.
Mint: Corinthia, Corinth
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 14.5 mm. Weight: 1.75 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.751
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Pegasos flying to left.
Greek letter koppa below.
Reverse: Trident.
At right, flower (?).
Inscription in Greek.
Greek letter koppa below.
Reverse: Trident.
At right, flower (?).
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: in the collection of an English clergyman (now MFA 65.636-65.870); about 1963: collection purchased at auction in London by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; collection purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9,1965