Stater of Elis
CoinsGreek4th century BCE

Stater of Elis

400-365 BCE

Description

Obverse: Head of Hera r., wearing stephane with palmettes Reverse: Thunderbolt with F-A across field; all within wreath. Shallow circular incuse.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Classical period, Late
Century
4th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

11.99 g

Provenance

[Cahn, Frankfurt, “sale 24”, November 1912, lot 604]. [Frey, Freiburg im Breisgau, April 15-16, 1955, lot 1114] sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [1], Cambridge, MA (from 1955), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965) 1. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971)

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