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Roman Coin Pegasus And Lion?

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 Posted 11/25/2018  01:43 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add theunsla to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi everyone. This small coin (3.1g, 16mm) seems to have pegasus (a winged horse) on one side, and a lion on the other. Any help will be appreciated!
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 Posted 11/25/2018  05:07 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ben to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
A pegasus like that says 'Syracuse' to me, although their pegasus usually flies left. The lion looks like a good match to a syracusian type with the Nemean lion on it. I couldnt spot any coins with both the pegasus and the lion though.
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Thanks, Ben. Could this be Corinth Pegasus killing the chimera lion?
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You're right. This coin appears to be from a Corinthian colony at Leukas (the island today claims it is the homeric Ithaca):

Leukas, AE16
Obv: Bellerophon riding Pegasos right.
Rev: Chimaera right in the style of Homer (head of lion,
goat's head rising from middle of back, snake for tail);
volute krater (amphora) above.

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