Stater of Anactorium
ΣΓ690
Metal (Silver)
Intact, slightly worn surfaces
Diameter: 2.2 cm. Weight: 8.3 gr.
Crete
Classical-Hellenistic period:
350-300 BC:
Gallery:
XXIIICase:
231Exhibition thematic unit:
Private CollectionsCh. Giamalakis Collection
Description
Stater of Anactorium, a colony of Corinth in Acarnania. On the obverse is Pegasus flying right, while on the reverse is a head of Athena wearing a raised Corinthian helmet right, with a tripod within a wreath in the field. In the field on both sides is the AN monogram, the first two letters of the name of the issuing city. The colonies of Corinth from the coast of Western Greece to Sicily imitated the numismatic system and the issues of the metropolis, replacing only the monogram with their own, or with their name written out in full. The supplementary symbols (here the tripod within a wreath) are probably associated with the archon responsible for this issue. Their dissemination through trade or mercenary salaries brought significant numbers of Corinthian-type staters to Crete in the Early Hellenistic period (320-280 BC).Bibliography:
For the issue BCD Akarnania and Aetolia: Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 23 (18/10/2007), nr. 89. Cf. Le Rider, Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris 1966, p. 231.Author:
K. S.Photographs' metadata