Stater

Features

Issuer	Dikaia (Thrace)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	540 BC - 490 BC
Value	Stater (2)
Currency	Aeginetic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	9.96 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 575687
References	Schönert Bisanthe# 15-17 Edith Schönert-Geiss; 1977. Die Münzprägung von Bisanthe, Dikaia, Selymbria / Volume 13 = The coinage of Bisanthe, Dikaia, Selymbria. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin, Germany. , CN type# 3867 Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/) , May Dikaia# 7-9 John M. F. May; 1965. “The coinage of Dikaia-by-Abdera c. 540/35-476/5 B.C.”, The Numismatic Chronicle, Series 7, Volume 5, pages 1-25. , Hirsch# 887 Paul Naster; 1959. La collection Lucien de Hirsch. Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (2 volumes). , Pozzi# 1058-1059 Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland. , Nanteuil# 714 Henri Joseph de la Barre de Nanteuil, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.); 1925. Collection de monnaies grecques H. de Nanteuil. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (2 volumes).

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Obverse

Head of bearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress

Reverse

Quadripartite incuse square.

Mint

Dicaea, Thrace, Greece

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (540 BC - 490 BC)

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