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Stater of Elis with eagle and hare
Greek
Classical Period
480–440 B.C.
Mint: Elis (Peloponnesos)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 12.05 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.876
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1191.
DescriptionObverse: Eagle flying to left one wing up, one wing down, a hare back down the beak and claws.
Three small marks stamped.
Reverse: In incuse circle, Nike walking to right in long chiton, right hand holding skirt, a wreath in extended left hand.
Three small marks stamped.
Reverse: In incuse circle, Nike walking to right in long chiton, right hand holding skirt, a wreath in extended left hand.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Photiades Pacha Collection; sold 1890: Cat. Hoffmann, Photiades Pacha, no. 1021 (according to Regling and Brett); by date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 912); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren