Helmeted head of Greek Goddess Athena, ancient Greek coin pendant -Antique
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Helmeted head of Greek Goddess Athena who is associated with wisdom, handcraft and warfare
The Stater, as Greek currency, first as ingots, and later as coin, circulated from 8th century BC, To AC 50.
The artwork on the coins is quite refined in contrast with other ancient coins of the time, the Athens Owl and the Aegina Turtle. Even the earliest examples of the Pegasus stater show well-defined feature on feathered lines on the wings of the Pegasus.
Pegasus appears on many coins from the ancient world, but it is the Corinthian silver stater that is most highly prized, both for its beauty and for its history. Because of his years of faithful service to Zeus, Pegasus was later honored with transformation into a constellation.
On the day of his cat asterism, when Zeus transformed him into a constellation and a single feather fell to the earth near the city of Tarsus. The symbolism of Pegasus varies with time. Symbolic of wisdom and especially of fame from the Middle Ages until the Renaissance, Pegasus became associated with poetry around the 19th century, as the originator or fountainhead of sources from which the poets gained their inspiration.
Filled with symbols and meanings, ancient Greek coins are some of the first coins ever minted, and feature legendary Gods, Heroes, classical art, and unique, subtle details that celebrate the civilization that still impacts us every day. Browse our collection of Ancient Greek coin jewelry and meet Alexander th
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