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| Figure III-2-chi-045. Hero Bellerophon riding the divine winged stallion Pegasus, brandishing spear and attacking Chimaera, monstrous hybrid creature, composed of the parts of a lion and a goat, and with a tail terminating with snake's head. |
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| A. | Silver | Stater (obverse) |
Tarsos, Cilicia |
Uncertain | Late Classical, 400-390 BC |
Private |
| B. | Bronze | 29 mm coin (reverse) |
Patara, Lycia |
Gordian III (r. 238-244 AD) |
Roman Imperial, 238-244 AD |
Private |
| Source-Image(s): Ancient Coins Search (www.acsearch.info; © ACSearch.info and the original holders): A (Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 25, 25 June 2003, Lot 201); Ancient Numismatic Mythology (www.ancientcoinage.org; © Ancient Numismatic Mythology): B (Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XI, 8-9 January 2008, Lot 496). The representative scale is not universal. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page. |
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