MK-ATW-KHM | Kroton ca. 340 v. Chr.

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Kroton ca. 340 v. Chr.
	Wien, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum Coin Gallery, KHM
Inventory no	GR 5543
Obverse	(KPOTΩNIA) - TAΣ. Kopf des Apollon nach rechts
Reverse	Heraklesknabe erwürgt zwei Schlangen
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 340 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 ; 7,43 g; 21 mm; 4 h
Production	struck
Mint	Croton
Region	Bruttium
Country	Italy
Publications	HN Italy, 2157; Kraay 1976, 637; SNG ANS III, 384 - 388
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
Accession	-
Object number	ID92788
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