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Stater of Elis with head of Hera, signed by L[...]
Greek
Classical Period
420–385 B.C.
Mint: Elis (Peloponnesos)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 12.14 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.888
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1209.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Hera to right with high crown decorated with palmettes.
Loose locks of hair below.
Reverse: Upright thunderbolt.
Inscription at left and right.
Olive wreath border.
Loose locks of hair below.
Reverse: Upright thunderbolt.
Inscription at left and right.
Olive wreath border.
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. 925); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren