Elis, Olympia. 91st Olympiad, 416 BC. Stater, 11.94g (3h). Obv: Head of Hera right, wearing stephane decorated with palmettes interspersed with the letters H-P-A. Rx: F-A across field, fiery thunderbolt within olive wreath. Seltman 251 (EC/nn). BCD 68 (same dies). SNG Copenhagen 381. SNG Fitzwilliam 3707 (same dies). BCD lot 69, from the same obverse die as our coin, is praised as being "one of the prettiest pieces known". Our example is better. EF
Ex Richard P. Miller Collection. Ex Triton VIII, 11 January 2005, lot 342. Ex CNG 63, 21 May 2003, lot 377