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Greek

Stater coin, ca. 360 - 350 BCE

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Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Greek

Title

Stater coin

Year

ca. 360 - 350 BCE

Medium

Silver

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silver

Dimensions

Weight: 8.4 g

Place

Corinth

Type

  • Coins

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

40.015.116

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

The people of Corinth honored the winged horse Pegasus depicted on the obverse of this coin. The hero Bellerophon was believed to have first bridled the horse at the peak of the city’s mountainous citadel, the Acrocorinthus. There, Pegasus was thought to have stamped his hoof and opened up the Peirene spring, an important source of water for the city. The reverse of the coin shows the goddess Athena, a deity of wisdom who was worshipped all across the ancient world. This coin therefore exemplifies the varying nature of Greek religion, as it honors both a local animal hero and a universal deity.

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