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CORINTHIA. Corinth. Circa 330 BC. Trihemidrachm (Silver, 18 mm, 3.87 g, 9 h). Q The hero Bellerophon on Pegasos flying to right, with his right hand stabbing down with his lead-tipped spear. Rev. Chimaera at bay to left, about to be killed by Bellerophon; below, amphora; between hind legs, ΔΙ. BCD Corinth 145 (this coin). HGC 4, 1854. Warren Group V.A.1.2. Nicely toned and centered. About very fine.
From the Vineyard Collection, and from the BCD Collection, Lanz 105, 26 November 2001, 145 and Glendining's, 5 October 1987, 76.
This coin is particularly interesting in that it depicts separately on obverse and reverse the legend of the Corinthian hero Bellerophon killing the monster Chimaera. The Chimaera was a deadly fire-breathing monster with three heads: that of a lion, a she-goat, and a serpent. Bellerophon was able to defeat the beast by flying above her on his winged steed, Pegasos, shooting arrows down on her to weaken her. Once she was exhausted, he was tipping his spear with lead which he then thrust into the inferno within her throat. The molten metal then solidified in her organs, killing her.
From the Vineyard Collection, and from the BCD Collection, Lanz 105, 26 November 2001, 145 and Glendining's, 5 October 1987, 76.
This coin is particularly interesting in that it depicts separately on obverse and reverse the legend of the Corinthian hero Bellerophon killing the monster Chimaera. The Chimaera was a deadly fire-breathing monster with three heads: that of a lion, a she-goat, and a serpent. Bellerophon was able to defeat the beast by flying above her on his winged steed, Pegasos, shooting arrows down on her to weaken her. Once she was exhausted, he was tipping his spear with lead which he then thrust into the inferno within her throat. The molten metal then solidified in her organs, killing her.