MK-ATW-KHM | Sybaris ca. 550

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Sybaris ca. 550–510 v. Chr.
	Wien, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum Coin Gallery, KHM
Inventory no	GR 4604
Obverse	ΣY (retrograd). Stier nach links stehend, den Kopf zurückgewandt
Reverse	Inkus: Stier steht nach rechts, Kopf zurückgewandt
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 550–510 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 ; 7,88 g; 28 mm; 12 h
Production	struck
Mint	Sybaris
Region	Lucania
Country	Italy
Publications	HN Italy, 1729; SNG ANS II, 817 - 827; Kraay 1976, 571; Spagnoli 2013, 64b
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
Accession	-
Object number	ID91849
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