Elis, Olympia
Stater circa 300-276, 120th-126th Olympiad, AR 11.87 g. Laureate head of Zeus r. Rev. F – A Eagle standing r.; in l. field, thunderbolt and in r., coiled serpent and H. Seltman Group H, 205 (obverse die CS / reverse die not listed). Boston, MFA 1216 (this obverse die). SNG Lockett 2410. SNG Copenhagen 390. BCD Peloponnesos I, 652. BCD Olympia –.
Rare. Struck on a broad flan and with a lovely old cabinet tone. Minor
porosity on reverse, otherwise good very fine
Ex Edward J. Waddell 79, 2003, 37; Triton XII, 2009, 262 and Gemini VI, 2010, 123 sales. From the Paul H. and a private European collections.