VERY nice. I looked at that from Steve's collection, but already had mine. (I have several from Steve). I like the monogram on yours... pretty cool.
Epeiros. Ambrakia, circa 458-426 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 8.33g). Ravel Group A. Obv: Pegasos unbridled with curled wing, flying left; archaic A under head; beneath, serpent coiled around land-tortoise and striking at it. Rev: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet without neck-guard, hair falling loosely in long locks over neck. On the top of the helmet stands a bull butting to left; [A] to upper left; all in incuse square. Ref: Pegasi 4; Ravel 12 (A10/P7); BMC 17; HGC 3.1, 196.
I bought this at NYINC last January. Paid way too much for such a common coin but was captured by its beauty. Calciati 455 8.55g.
I was missing a coin from Klazomenai and a flying boar so I was quite surprised to get a drachm from a recent CNG esale for what I consider a quite modest price. CNG sales resemble more to cazino games rather to auctions. If you are not Clio, you never know when you'll get lucky.
Had a pegasus once. Alas, I am pigasus-less. Happy shopping, @Pishpash! I look forward to seeing what arrives after you "bring home the bacon"!
Q TITIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS TITIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: Head of Mutinus Titinus (Priapus) right, wearing winged diadem REVERSE: The Pegasus springing right, Q TITI on base Struck at Rome 90 BC 3.8g, 18mm Cr341/1, Syd 691; Titia 1 DOMITIAN AR Denarius OBVERSE: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right REVERSE: COS IIII, The Pegasus standing right with raising left foreleg Struck at Rome, 76AD 3.1g, 20mm RIC 921 GALLIENUS Antoninianus OBVERSE: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right REVERSE: SOLI CONS AVG, the Pegasus right springing heavenward; N in exergue Struck at Rome, Sole Reign, 267-268 AD 2.27g, 20mm RIC 283, Cohen 979
Adynaton Description Adynaton is a figure of speech in the form of hyperbole taken to such extreme lengths as to insinuate a complete impossibility: "I will sooner have a beard grow in the palm of my hand than he shall get one on his cheek." The word derives from the Greek ἀδύνατον, neuter of ἀδύνατος, "unable, impossible". Wikipedia Pigasus lives
I love those Greek terms for rhetorical devices. My favorite is paralipsis (also spelled paraleipsis), the term for calling attention to something by specifically saying that you will not mention it. As in, "I will not even mention the fact that my opponent is a known liar and thief."
A new Pegasus, from the Gallienus zoo series: Gallienus, Billon Antoninianus, 267-268 AD, Rome Mint (1st Officina). Obv. Radiate head right, GALLIENVS AVG /Rev. Pegasus springing right, about to take flight, SOLI CONS AVG; A offset to right in exergue. RIC V-1 283, RSC IV 979, Sear RCV III 10362, Wolkow 26a1 [Cédric Wolkow, Catalogue des monnaies romaines - Gallien - L'émission dite "Du Bestiaire" - atelier de Rome (BNumis, édition 2019)], Göbl MIR [Moneta Imperii Romani] Band 36, No. 712b. 21 mm., 3.12 g, 11 h.
BTW, don't want to leave this up too long without mentioning that it is a fake. Struck in nickel, I think, magnetic.
The coin has a Pegasus in the field. It is an Alexander type tetradrachm from long after his death struck on a very broad flan--35-34 mm-- at Alabanda in Caria: 35-34 mm. 16.10 grams. c. 173-167 BC. Price 2464a, page 310, plate XLVIII (same dies) Sear Greek 4765.
And here's one I've had for a while but completely forgot about when I said that the Corinth stater was my only Pegasus. I was reminded of it when @Bing posted his example: Roman Republic, Q. Titius, AR Denarius, Rome 90 BCE. Obv. Head of Mutinus Titius [= Priapus] right with beard & winged diadem / Rev. Pegasus springing right, “Q TITI” on tablet below. RSC I Titia 1, Crawford 341/1, Sear RCV I 238, BMCRR Rome 2220. 18.5 mm., 3.8 g.
This moneyer issued several types: 16 mm. 3.89 grams. Denarius. Young Bacchus or Liber head right Pegasus right, Q TITI on tablet below. Crawford 341/2. Sear I 239 19 mm. 3.82 grams. Denarius. The same type as above, but with a much different style and size. 18 mm. 3.77 grams. Denarius. [This one is the same type as the one above posted by @DonnaML] Bearded head right with winged diadem. Crawford 341/1, who writes, "I do not know what the head is, nor why Bacchus and Pegasus appear as coin types here. Victory is a variant of the the normal type of the quinarius " [p. 346]. Sear I 238. Let's not forget the smaller quinarius: 13 mm. 2.22 grams. Quinarius. Bust of Victory right with part of wing visible. Crawford 341/3. Sear I 240.
I have a flying pig of Klazomenai, but no photo' I can find, so will have to locate it and take a photo' at the weekend. Here are a few Pegasi... There aren't too many depictions of Pegasus on Roman Imperial coins - this is the first one, which arrived last week - RIC 297, Augustus denarius of 19BC: I didn't notice if anyone posted this RR one - Cr. 395/1 of L. Cossutius: A little gold one of Syracuse - SNG ANS 493: I've a soft spot for the coins of Emporion in Spain - I spotted a sign "Ruinas" one day in 2007 and made a detour to see what was there and it was a very pleasant day. I've picked up a few coins from there, should probably get more. There are drachms of nice style and some fractions and bronze coins and copies were made by neighbouring Iberian settlements. In Madrid Airport, there used to be (maybe it's still there, but who flies nowadays?) a shop of Casa De La Moneda, selling modern bits and pieces, including this reproduction of a Emporion drachm, part of a series of "Joyas Numismaticas", reproducing old Spanish coins: Note that the head of Pegasus is made up of a small man crouching - many of the original coins of Emporion have this feature - it's often said to be Chrysaor. The first real Emporion drachm I got was this halved one: Then I got this very small 0.15g coin also of Emporion - probably a tetartemorion: This is the most recent Emporion Pegasus I got - a drachm, in 2010 - it does have the little man comprising the head of Pegasus, but it's mostly off the flan and the reverse die was well-worn: ATB, Aidan.
This one was mine, but I have to sell it about 3 years ago. Sometimes still missing about this Pigasi
