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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1853
Title
Stater of Elis
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
510-471 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Elis, Elis
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/170817

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.9 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: F-A (retrograde)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Acq. 1947

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Seltman 6

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
1.1965.1853
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Eagle flying l. with snake around body. 4 countermarks.

Reverse: Thunderbolt with F-A retrograde across field. Incuse circle.

Verification Level

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