OLYMPIA SILVER DRACHM – ISSUE FROM PERIOD OF 134-143rd OLYMPICS – CHOICE VF NGC GRADED GREEK ELIS COIN (Inv. 20792)

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20792. ELIS. OLYMPIA. Ca. 250–200 BC.
Silver Drachm, 4.78 g, 18 mm. Issue of 134–143rd Olympiad, ca. 244–208 BC.
Obv. Eagle flying right, holding hare. Rev. F–A flanking winged thunderbolt.
BCD Olympia 242 (same obverse die) and 244 (same reverse die); Schwabacher Group III; HGC 5, 509.
Ex Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 8, 5/10/2001, Lot 158.
NGC graded CHOICE VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5, “die shift,” dark gray cabinet patina with iridescent highlights. This variety is associated with the Olympic games from the period of the 134th through the 143rd Olympiads.