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Drachm of Elis with eagle and serpent
Greek
Late Archaic Period
510–480 B.C.
Mint: Elis (Peloponnesos)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 5.93 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.871
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1187.
DescriptionObverse: Eagle flying to left one wing above, one below.
In beak and claws is a serpent.
Reverse: Upright thunderbolt, volutes above, wings below.
At left and right, Greek letter.
In beak and claws is a serpent.
Reverse: Upright thunderbolt, volutes above, wings below.
At left and right, Greek letter.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September, 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Regling does not list as Greenwell.
Regling does not list as Greenwell.