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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1895
Title
Stater of Elis
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
360-340 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Elis, Elis
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170447

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3400, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Greece in Black and Orange
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.01 g
Die Axis
4
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: F A ; A/ PI

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
H. A. Green (by 1895), sold; [through Sotheby, London, “H. A. Green sale,” April 8, 1895, lot 101]; to Robert Jameson [1], Paris (1895-1942); [Jacob Hirsch], sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [2], Cambridge, MA (from 1950), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965)
1. Robert Jameson (1861-1942)
2. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971). Bought on December 4, 1950 according to Dewing’s inventory card.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Seltman 219 (this coin)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.1895
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus bearded to r.
Reverse: Eagle standing on rock to r.; in field l. a wreath, r. a thunderbolt

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3400 Greek, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

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