MK-B | Elis ca. 421-385 v. Chr.

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Elis ca. 421-385 v. Chr.
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Coin Galleries Altes Museum (temporarily closed) AM-2/28 The Classical Period
Obverse	Kopf der Hera mit palmettendekorierter Stephane nach r.
Reverse	F-A. Senkrecht stehendes Blitzbündel in Olivenkranz.
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 421-385 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 ; 11,96 g; 21-25 mm; 12 h
Production	struck
Mint	Elis
Region	Elis
Country	Greece
Publications	Friedländer - von Sallet Nr. 140 Taf. 2 (dieses Stück); Schultz (1997) Nr. 37 (dieses Stück, 420-400 v. Chr.); C. T. Seltman, The Temple Coins of Olympia (1921) 82 Nr. 288 a Taf. 10 (EO/θε, dieses Stück, 421-385 v. Chr.).
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
Accession	1873 Fox
previous Owner	1. Charles Richard Fox 1844 - 1873 2. Thomas Thomas - 1843
Object number	18214835
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