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Elis, Olympia. Stater; Elis, Olympia; 87th Olympiad, 432 BC, Stater, 12.11g. Seltman-133, BCD-55 (same dies), SNG Delepierre-2093. Obv: Eagle flying r. with wings above his body, grasping hare by the back with his talons and tearing at it with his beak; graffitto KO retrograde above eagle's head. Rx: Nike, wearing peplos and chiton, seated l. on the upper of two steps, holding with her r. hand a long palm branch with frond behind her head, and resting her l. hand on the step behind her; below lower step, olive spray. As Seltman notes, this lush depiction of Nike was engraved by an artist who had previously worked on the Parthenon sculptures. A masterpiece of fifth-century Greek coinage. Ex Gemini XI, 12 January 2014, lot 141. Ex Richard Miller Collection.This is virtually the same quality as the piece in the BCD collection. VF

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