Elis, Olympia

Stater circa 450-440 BC, AR 22 mm, 12.18 g. Eagle flying r., grasping snake with its talons and its beak. Rev. F – A Thunderbolt with volutes above and wings below. Seltman 64 (these dies). Delepierre 2063 (these dies). BCD Olympia 35 (this coin).
Rare. Lovely old cabinet tone and good very fine

Ex Hess 254, 1983, 181 and Leu 90, 2004, BCD, 35 sales. From a Scandinavian private collection.