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
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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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390–300 BC
Silver
40.130
238–168 BC
Silver
40.148