MK-ATW-KHM | Poseidonia ca. 445

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Poseidonia ca. 445–420 v. Chr.
	Wien, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum Coin Gallery, KHM
Inventory no	GR 4281
Obverse	(ΠOΣE). Poseidon nach rechts, mit Chlamys, Dreizack schwingend
Reverse	ΠOΣEI (retrograd). Stier nach links
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 445–420 v. Chr.
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 ; 7,73 g; 23x19 mm; 3 h
Production	struck
Mint	Poseidonia-Paestum
Region	Lucania
Country	Italy
Publications	HN Italy, 1116; Kraay 1976, 653; SNG Cop, 1283
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
Accession	Slg. Carelli
Year of access	1819
Object number	ID91526
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