91, Lot: 116. CORINTHIA, Corinth. Antoninus 
Pius. 138-161 AD. Æ 26mm (14.28 gm). Estimate 
$200. Sold for $291. 

CORINTHIA, Corinth. Antoninus Pius. 138-161 AD. 
Æ 26mm (14.28 gm). Laureate head right / COR 
CIL, Bellerophon riding Pegasos flying right, 
attacking a chimaera, facing left. BCD 663; SNG 
Copenhagen -. Fine, light brown surfaces, brassy 
highlights, flan crack. 
Ex Judge Sanborn Collection (Malloy XII, 25 
April 1978), lot 579.
According to legend, Prince Bellerophon tamed 
the flying horse, known as a Pegasos, symbol of 
Corinth. He also killed the mythological 
chimaera, part lion, she-goat, and serpent.