MK-B | Pharai ca. 475-450 v. Chr.

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Pharai ca. 475-450 v. Chr.
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Münzkabinett, Vault
Obverse	Böotischer Schild.
Reverse	Achtblättrige Blüte im Quadratum Incusum, im Zentrum Φ.
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 475-450 v. Chr. Classical
Denomination	Stater Stater Literally the resp. one unit. Hence designating the main unit within a certain currency of a Greek city or realm. The silver tetradrachm of Athens or the tridrachm of Corinth hence are also the stater within each denominational system. The main meaning though, especially in modern scholarship, is that of a denomination in gold of about 8.6 grams in the Attic standard.
	Silver ; 12,94 g; 18-20 mm
Production	struck
Mint	Pharae
Region	Böotien
Country	Greece
Publications	F. Imhoof-Blumer, Zur Münzkunde Boeotiens und des peloponnesischen Argos, Numismatische Zeitschrift 1877, 35 Nr. 85 Taf. 1, 85 (dieses Stück).
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
Accession	1900 Imhoof-Blumer
previous Owner	Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer
Object number	18206865
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godparenthood	Dr. George Koullias