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stater

[ stey-ter ]

noun

  1. any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.


stater

/ ˈٱɪə /

noun

  1. any of various usually silver coins of ancient Greece
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stater1

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin ٲŧ < Greek ٲḗr, akin to 󾱲áԲ to place in the balance, literally, to make stand
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stater1

C14: via Late Latin from Greek ٲŧ a standard of weight, from histanai to stand
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First off, West Coasters need to engage in good faith with the people who have supplied their power for decades — and strike deals that might persuade those red staters to move on from coal.

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Considering that the staters, Curhan, Oluwatimi and Bradford all seem like sure keepers, he might be the one to watch here.

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The fifteen coins, known as staters, were officially declared treasure this week by the senior coroner for north Wales.

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A Celtic gold stater, believed to date back to 65 BC, and an Edward III quarter noble from the 14th Century, were found in Sudbury, Derbyshire.

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A few weeks ago, she unearthed a silver Celtic stater - a small coin decorated with a triple-tailed horse that was used by a local tribe in around 20BC.

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