Stater

€386,386.00
IssuerAptera
Year400 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueSilver Stater (3)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionSilver
Weight11.78 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) SvoronosCr#10, BostonMFA#108, BMC Greek#1
Obverse descriptionHead of Artemis Aptera to right, with hair elaborately curled upwards around a stephane ornamented with palmettes; she wears an elaborate crescent and solar-disk pendant earring with three drops and a pearl necklace; to right in smaller letters the artist`s signature.
Obverse scriptGreek
Obverse letteringΑ[ΠΤAΡΑΙΩΝ] ΠΥΘΟΔΟΡΟΥ
Reverse descriptionWarrior hero Apteros, called Ptolioikos, standing facing, his bearded head left, wearing crested helmet and cuirass, holding in his left hand a spear and shield decorated with a sunburst, his right is raised towards a sacred fir tree in left field.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΠΤΟΛΙΟΙΚΟΣ
Edge
Mint
MintageND (-400)  - Circa 4th century BC -
Catalog ID8396410400
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