2022 1 oz Silver Pegasos - Numismatic Icons Coin Cook Islands .999 Fine (w/Box & COA)

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Take flight with the new 2022 1 oz Silver Pegasos - Numismatic Icons Coin, now available at Bullion Exchanges! The third release in CIT’s “Numismatic Icons” series, this powerful Pegasus coin contains 1 troy ounce of .999 fine silver. The artistic antiqued finish applied through the smartminting® (Ultra High Relief) technique assists with portraying the coin’s ancient aesthetic. This silver Pegasus coin is issued by the Cook Islands and bears a face value of 5 dollars. Enhancing its appeal, each Pegasus coin arrives inside a special thematic display box, along with a COA. Only 999 of these limited-mintage 2022 Pegasus coins were released, so gallop over and grab one today!

Pegasus, or “Pegasos” in the original Greek, was a winged horse from Greek Mythology. It is said that Pegasus was born of the sea-god Poseidon and the beautiful Medusa. The liaison between Poseidon and Medusa made the goddess Athena angry, and so Athena cursed Medusa to be ugly and deadly. When the hero Perseus killed Medusa by chopping off her head, Pegasus sprang from her neck. Thanks to the Disney movie Hercules released in 1997, many people believe Pegasus was Hercules’ trusty companion. However, according to the myth, Pegasus had nothing to do with that demigod. Instead, Pegasus was the steed for the Greek hero Bellerophon, who tamed the horse with a golden bridle gifted by Athena.

According to legend, Bellerophon later became king of Corinth. This is why the image of Pegasus appears on many coins of Corinth and her colonies. Pegasus coins were made of bronze, silver, and other metals, and frequently featured the goddess Athena on the obverse. Some of the ancient Pegasus coins have dated as far back as 500 B.C.E! Other Pegasus coins have been linked to the ancient cities of Syracuse, Sicily, and Anatolia.