Greek Staters and Coin Standards

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Sulla80, Aug 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM.

  1. Sulla80

    Sulla80 Well-Known Member

    upload_2025-8-3_19-45-13.png If these coins are all staters - why does their weight vary so much....this little question turned into a deep dive into weight standards for Greek coins. My notes on this posted today on sullacoins.com could use a healthy dose of peer-review. For anyone interested & willing to provide input:

    https://www.sullacoins.com/post/weights-and-measures

    I would be grateful for any comments on what is here and key references that should be considered.

    The summary answer is that these were struck on various weight standards, but what does that mean and why?
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    much more on this topic can be found at the link above. Hopefully the summary is a bit helpful in improving understanding of these standards, and any correction and suggestions for improvement are much appreciated. Standards are all illustrated with coins from my collection (for Rhodian standard coins I don't have many to choose from & Chian, none).

    Post a silver stater (or many) and name the weight standard (or standards) that your coin(s) was minted on.
     
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  3. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

    Here's my one and only but I have no idea if it's real, anyone know? :shame: Weight is 7.4 grams.

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