MK-B | Medma? ca. 330-320 v. Chr.

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Medma? ca. 330-320 v. Chr.
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Münzkabinett, Vault
Obverse	Pegasos nach l. Darunter ein Monogramm aus ΛΚ oder ΛΕ.
Reverse	Kopf der Athena mit korinthischem Helm nach l.
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 330-320 v. Chr. Hellenism
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 ; 8,21 g; 22 mm; 6 h
Production	struck
Mint	Medma (Mesma)?
Region	Bruttium
Country	Italy
Publications	G. Gorini, Per uno studio della monetazione di Medma, QT 14, 1985, 139 Taf. 1,3; R. Calciati, Pegasi II (1990) 584 f. Nr. 6 (stempelgleich, Monogramm als ΛΕ); G. Gorini, La sequenza dei coni degli stateri di Medma, in: 12. Internationaler Numismatischer Kongreß. Vortragszusammenfassungen (1997) 76 Nr. 96 (330-320 v. Chr.). Vgl. N. K. Rutter, Historia Numorum. Italy (2001) Nr. 2424 (Medma, Monogramm ME, 330-320 v. Chr.?). Vgl. für die Zuschreibung an Mesma: SNG ANS III Nr. 586; SNG Lloyd Nr. 659-660; SNG Ashmolean V-2 Nr. 1572-1573.
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Hellenism
Accession	1900 Imhoof-Blumer
previous Owner	Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer
Object number	18215646
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