Bruttium-Kroton, AR Octobol or Half-Stater, c.300-250 BC
(No legend) Head of young Herakles or river-god Aesaros (?) right wearing taenia KRO Owl standing left, head facing, barley ear at feet to left 15mm x 17mm, 3.10g
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 ...