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Coin of Leukas with Bellerophon on Pegasos
Greek
Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
4th century B.C.
Mint: Akarnania (Islands off), Leukas
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 4.16 gm. Die Axis: 9
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.728
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bellerophon on Pegasus flying right.
Reverse: Chimaera at bay right.
In exergue: trident (?).
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Chimaera at bay right.
In exergue: trident (?).
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