Stater with the Head of Zeus on Obverse and a perched Eagle with Digamma/Alpha on Reverse

Stater with the Head of Zeus on Obverse and a perched Eagle with Digamma/Alpha on Reverse

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Stater with the Head of Zeus on Obverse and a perched Eagle with Digamma/Alpha on Reverse
CultureGreek (Achaean)
Titles
  • Stater with the Head of Zeus on Obverse and a perched Eagle with Digamma/Alpha on Reverse
Date500–450 BC
Minted inElis, Greece
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 15/16 in. diameter (2.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number40.146
Non exposé

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceMiss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, before d. 1940; given to MFAH, 1940.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Reverse: Letters Digamma and Alpha to the sides. (first letters for local "WAlis," local dialect for "Elis")

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