Calabria-Tarentum, AV Quarter Stater, c.276-272 BC
(No legend) Laureate head of Apollo right, AP monogram in left field TARANTINWN Eagle standing left on thunderbolt AP monogram in left field 11.7mm, 2.13g
Stater
The stater (Ancient Greek στατήρ, literally ‘weight’) was an ancient coin of macedonian origin which circulated from the eighth century BC to 50 AD. It was also heavily used by Celtic tribes. Original mintings of this coin such as practiced in Athens valued the stater at a tetradrachm (4 drachms), though issues at other places or t ...