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Stater of Elis with eagle and hare
Greek
Late Archaic Period
510–480 B.C.
Mint: Elis (Peloponnesos)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 11.37 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5480
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1190.
DescriptionObverse: Eagle, wings folded back, flying to left, holding hare in its talons and with its beak tearing at the hare's throat.
Reverse: Thunderbolt in a round incuse.
Greek inscription in field.
Reverse: Thunderbolt in a round incuse.
Greek inscription in field.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)