Stater Coins for sale
The stater is mostly of Macedonian origin. Celtic tribes brought it in to Europe after using it as mercenaries in north Greece. It circulated from the 8th century BC to 50 AD. According to Robin Lane Fox, it was borrowed by the Euboeans from the Phoenician shekel, which was of about the same weight and was also a fiftieth part of a mina.
Original mintings of this coin such as practiced in Athens valued the stater at a tetradrachm (4 drachms), though issues at other places or times applied the word "stater" to a didrachm (2 drachm) coin. The stater was also minted at Corinth.[2] Staters were also struck in some of the Mediterranean islands such as Aegina and Kydonia. For example, one silver coin struck in Kydonia was that of a stater featuring the Minoan goddess Britomartis.[3]
There also existed a "gold stater", but it was only minted in some places, and was mainly an accounting unit worth 20-28 drachms depending on place and time, the Athenian unit being worth 20 drachms. (The reason being that one gold stater generally weighed roughly 8.5 grams, twice as much as a drachm, while the parity gold:silver, after some variance, was established as 1:10) The best known types of gold staters are the 28 drachm Kyzikenos from Cyzicus, and the gold staters minted in Gaul that Gallic chiefs modelled after those of Philip II of Macedonia, which mercenaries brought back West after serving in his armies, or those of Alexander and his successors. (thanks to Wikipedia for the info).
Staters are very attractive coins and so are also very collectable. Please see below for staters for sale right now
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 Philip II Pella c336BC Gold Stater APOLLO Galloping biga Olympic Games FDC $17,500.00 Time Remaining: 23d 23h 5m Buy It Now for only: $17,500.00 Buy It Now |
 Macedonia Philip II Gold Stater Colophon c323BC ALEXANDER PORTRAIT Rare $15,000.00 Time Remaining: 22d 5h 59m Buy It Now for only: $15,000.00 Buy It Now |
 Elegant Brooch Philip II359 336 BCAV stater mounted in a Victorian gold brooch $13,275.00 Time Remaining: 19d 20h 53m Buy It Now for only: $13,275.00 Buy It Now |
 KINGS of THRACE Lysimachos 305 281 BC AV Gold Stater $7,600.00 Time Remaining: 27d 27m Buy It Now for only: $7,600.00 Buy It Now |
 Ex Rare Ancient Celtic Iceni Snettisham Type Full Gold Stater $7,119.00 Time Remaining: 13d 13h 41m Buy It Now for only: $7,119.00 Buy It Now |
 INDO GREEK BACTRIAN GOLD STATER DIDOTOS I ANTIOCHO II $6,999.99 Time Remaining: 22d 6h 37m Buy It Now for only: $6,999.99 Buy It Now |
 MACEDONIAN KINGDOM ALEXANDER III THE GREAT GOLD STATER $6,990.00 Time Remaining: 15d 17h 1m Buy It Now for only: $6,990.00 Buy It Now |
 Philip III 323 317 BC AV Stater Babylon $6,248.90 Time Remaining: 26d 18h 9m Buy It Now for only: $6,248.90 Buy It Now |
 Ancient Greece Zeugitana stater 320 310 BC super condition Excellent detail $6,000.00 Time Remaining: 29d 21h 27m Buy It Now for only: $6,000.00 Buy It Now |
 INDO GREEK BACTRIAN GOLD STATER DIDOTOS I ANTIOCHO II $5,999.99 Time Remaining: 22d 6h 37m Buy It Now for only: $5,999.99 Buy It Now |
 STUNNING Ancient Greek Alexander Gold Stater coin $5,850.00 Time Remaining: 29d 10h 38m Buy It Now for only: $5,850.00 Buy It Now |
 Alexander III the Great GOLD Stater 330BC Amphipolis $5,750.00 Time Remaining: 29d 19h 6m Buy It Now for only: $5,750.00 Buy It Now |
 SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA SELEUKOS I NIKATOR 311 300 BC GOLD STATER $5,400.00 Time Remaining: 20d 22h 38m Buy It Now for only: $5,400.00 Buy It Now |
 CARTHAGE ZEUGITANIA ca 310 290 BC ELEKTRON STATER 738g GVF $4,900.00 Time Remaining: 20d 20h 54m Buy It Now for only: $4,900.00 Buy It Now |
 Ancient Greek Philip II Gold Stater Macedon coin $4,350.00 Time Remaining: 28d 13h 52m Buy It Now for only: $4,350.00 Buy It Now |
 THRACE Kingdom Of Thrace Lysimachos 305 281 BC AV Stater $4,050.00 Time Remaining: 20d 20h 44m Buy It Now for only: $4,050.00 Buy It Now |
 Cyprus Paphos AR stater $3,999.00 Time Remaining: 2d 4h 40m Buy It Now for only: $3,999.00 Buy It Now |
 CiliciaCelenderis425BCSilver StaterNude youth on a horse GoatArtisticRare $3,950.00 Time Remaining: 20d 8h 39m Buy It Now for only: $3,950.00 Buy It Now |
 Alexander III The Great gold Stater 336 BC $3,945.00 Time Remaining: 19d 23h 17m Buy It Now for only: $3,945.00 Buy It Now |
 Ancient Greek Alexander Gold Stater coin $3,875.00 Time Remaining: 5d 15h 22m Buy It Now for only: $3,875.00 Buy It Now |
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