MK-B | Theben ca. 480-460 v. Chr.

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Theben ca. 480-460 v. Chr.
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Coin Galleries Altes Museum (temporarily closed) AM-1/59a The Beginning of Coinage
Obverse	Böotischer Schild.
Reverse	Quadratum Insusum mit Windmühlenflügel, im Zentrum Θ.
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 480-460 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 ; 12,32 g; 19 mm
Production	struck
Mint	Thebes
Region	Boeotia
Country	Greece
Publications	Auktion Triton IX vom 10. Januar 2006 Nr. 347.
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
Accession	1875 Prokesch-Osten
previous Owner	Count Anton Prokesch von Osten
Object number	18206872
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godparenthood	Dr. George Koullias