MK-K | Karystos 313-265 v. Chr.

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Karystos 313-265 v. Chr.
	Köln, Historisches Institut der Universität zu Köln Dept. Ancient History
Inventory no	AG33
Obverse	Kuh steht nach rechts, Kopf nach links, ein Kalb säugend, das nach links steht
Reverse	KA-PYΣ. Hahn steht nach rechts
Class/status	City
Date	313-265 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 ; 6,71 g; 23 mm; 6 h
Production	struck
Mint	Carystus
Region	Euböa
Country	Greece
Publications	BMC Central Greece, S. 101, Nr. 6; SNG Copenhagen 415 (ca. 411-336 v. Chr.); David M. Robinson, A Hoard of Silver Coins from Carystus, New York 1952, Nr. 2-8 (artist I)
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Hellenism
Accession	Am 20.11.1981 bei Knopek, Köln, erworben
Object number	ID340
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