στατήρ
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Alt. ´ρ, ῆρος, ὁ,
Etym. στῆναι
a weight, = λίτρα: then a coin of various values:
1. the "gold stater" best known at Athens was the Persian, called στατὴρ Δαρεικός or simply Δαρεικός, "Daric", from Darius Hystaspes, worth about 1 "l." 2"s.", Hdt., Thuc.
2. later a "silver stater" was in use, = τετράδραχμον, NTest., Xen.