1972.137: Stater of Elis or Olympia
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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
- Permissions
-
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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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