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Stater of Elis with eagle and serpent
Greek
Classical Period
480–440 B.C.
Mint: Elis (Peloponnesos)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 11.97 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.879
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1199.
DescriptionObverse: Eagle flying to left both wings up, attacking with beak the serpent in its claws.
Countermarks in left field and on eagle.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: In incuse square Nike seated to right on base with steps. She wears chiton and himation, supports herself with right hand and holds sceptre in raised left hand. Against the base lies a wreath.
Below, inscription in Greek.
(see media screen for reverse inscription only)
Countermarks in left field and on eagle.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: In incuse square Nike seated to right on base with steps. She wears chiton and himation, supports herself with right hand and holds sceptre in raised left hand. Against the base lies a wreath.
Below, inscription in Greek.
(see media screen for reverse inscription only)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 915); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren