Ancient coin in Greece
An early Archaic silver stater from
Corinth, 555–515 BC. Obverse:
Pegasus flying left,
koppa below. Reverse: quadripartite incuse
Silver stater from
Delphi, 338/6–334/3 BC. Obverse: head of
Demeter left, wearing grain-ear wreath and veil. Reverse:
Apollo seated left on
omphalos, tripod to left, ΑΜΦΙΚΤΙΟΝΩΝ around.
The stater (;[1] Ancient Greek: στατήρ, pronounced [statɛ̌ːr], romanized: statḗr, lit. 'weight') was an ancient coin used in various regions of Greece. The term is also used for similar coins, imitating Greek staters, minted elsewhere in ancient Europe.