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| Figure III-2-chi-055. 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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| Bronze | Contourniate (reverse) |
Rome, Italy |
Uncertain | Roman Imperial, 350-425 AD |
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris |
| Source-Image(s): Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC; © Artemis & Winkler Verlag): VII-1: p. 225; VII-2: Figure 180 b, p. 162. The full list of numismatic and exonumic images' sources is available on the Coins introductory page. |
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