Watch List notes:

Elis, Olympia. 87th Olympiad, 432 BC. Stater, 12.08g (2h). Obv: Eagle flying right with wings above his body, grasping hare by the back with his talons and tearing at it with his beak; graffitto KO above eagle's head. Rx: Nike, wearing peplos and chiton, seated left on the upper of two steps, holding with her right hand a long palm branch with frond behind her head, and resting her left hand on the step behind her; below lower step, olive spray. Seltman 133. BCD 55 (same dies). SNG Delepierre 2093. Part of Nike's head off flan, but still over all somewhat better than the BCD example. VF

Ex Richard P. Miller Collection

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