CoinsGreek4th-3rd century BCE
Stater of Elis or Olympia
323-271 BCE
Description
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus to r. Reverse: Eagle with wings closed standing to r.; thunderbolt to l. and snake to r. H between eagle and snake. F-A on either side of eagle's head.
Dimensions
10.07 g
Provenance
[Hirsch, Geneva, “Ars Classica XVII,” [1] October 3, 1934, lot 502]. Estate of Jacob Hirsch [2] (by 1955), sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [3], Cambridge, MA, (from 1955), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965) 1. According to the catalog, the collections came from R. Burrage, Boston; Dr J.S., Vienna; Sir Arthur J. Evans, and others. 2. Jacob Hirsch (1874-1955) 3. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971). Bought on October 20, 1955 according to Dewing’s inventory card.
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