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Stater of Elis or Olympia
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Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus to r.
Reverse: Eagle with wings closed standing to r.; thunderbolt to l. and snake to r. H between eagle and snake. F-A on either side of eagle's head.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
[Hirsch Geneva “Ars Classica XVII ” [1] October 3 1934 lot 502]. Estate of Jacob Hirsch [2] (by 1955) sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [3] Cambridge MA (from 1955) lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965)
1. According to the catalog the collections came from R. Burrage Boston; Dr J.S. Vienna; Sir Arthur J. Evans and others.
2. Jacob Hirsch (1874-1955)
3. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971). Bought on October 20 1955 according to Dewing’s inventory card.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Title: Stater of Elis or Olympia
Description:
Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus to r.
Reverse: Eagle with wings closed standing to r.
; thunderbolt to l.
and snake to r.
H between eagle and snake.
F-A on either side of eagle's head.
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