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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.137
Title
Stater of Elis or Olympia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
385-365 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Elis, Elis
Period
Classical period, Late
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/194028

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.24 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: FA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Seltman 295

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.137
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Hera to r., F-A on either side of neck

Reverse: Eagle with wings folded standing r., head to l. within wreath

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
  • Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011

Verification Level

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