Stater

Features

Issuer Aegina
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 520 BC - 480 BC
Value 1 Stater = 2 Drachms
Currency Drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 12.08 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered, incuse
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
96163
References BMC Greek# 3,
Reginald Stuart Poole; 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 2. Sicily. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
And 26 more volumes.
GCV# 1849,
David R. Sear; 2004. Greek Coins and Their Values / Volume 1. Europe. Seaby, London, United Kingdom.
And 1 more volumes.
HGC 6# 429
Oliver D. Hoover; 2010. The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series / Volume 6. Handbook of Coins of the Islands : Adriatic, Ionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian Seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus) : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Smooth-shelled sea turtle

Reverse

Quadripartite incuse square

Edge

Plain

Mint

Aegina, modern-day Island of Aegina, Greece

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (520 BC - 480 BC)  Photo $ 480

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold StaterPicture 1 of a sold Stater
CNG
Electronic Auction 486
Lot 112
Internet Archive
24 Feb 2021 F USD 649.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold StaterPicture 1 of a sold Stater
CNG
Electronic Auction 486
Lot 113
Internet Archive
24 Feb 2021 F USD 531.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Stater
Künker
Auction 341
Lot 5499
Internet Archive
1 Oct 2020 USD 1510.19
(EUR 1400.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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