Object Based Learning

Silver Stater

Description


This stater (07GS0732) was minted in Lucania between 550 and 510 BCE. The obverse of the coin is a bull standing to the left, looking over its shoulder behind itself. Bulls are a common motif on ancient coinage as they symbolize strength, fertility, and agricultural prosperity - an important advertisement of local power. The reverse of the coin shows the same image in the incuse form; The image is impressed into the coin rather than raised. The coin also has a central pellet, and this unique image design of impression could have been used to deter counterfeiting. The inscription on the obverse "MY MY" could be in reference to a political figure, religion, or the monetary value of the coin.

Details

Title:
Silver Stater
Collection:
ACANS
Url:
https://mq.pedestal3d.com/r/Q2LzfHJdI6
Tags:
Numismatics,Coins,Artefact,
Fields:
Modern History (Year 11 & 12), Ancient History (Year 11 & 12)
Accession
07GS0732
Date
550-510 BCE
Provenance
Lucania
Material/s
Silver
Dimensions
27mm diameter
Source
Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies, ACANS

Resources

  • Historical Concepts and Skills: Analysis and Use of Sources
    • Explain the meaning and value of sources for an historical inquiry (ACHAH007, ACHAH009)
    • Analyse sources to identify and account for the different perspectives of individuals and groups in the past (ACHAH010)
    • Analyse and synthesise evidence from different types of sources to develop reasoned claims (ACHAH008)
    • Identify and analyse problems relating to sources in the investigation of the past (ACHAH011)
  • Historical Concepts and Skills: Historical Interpretation
    • Analyse the extent and nature of continuity and change over time (ACHAH001)
    • Identify and analyse the varying causes and effects of events and developments in order to construct historical arguments (ACHAH001)
    • Form judgements about historical significance, recognising that significance may be attributed for different purposes
  • Historical Concepts and Skills: Historical Investigation and Research
    • Use evidence from a range of sources to inform investigation and research (ACHAH005)
  • Explanation and Communication
    • Develop texts, particularly historical accounts and arguments, supported by relevant evidence from sources (ACHAH013)

  • Object profile and educational resources developed by Alex Duffield.

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ACANS (2024). Silver Stater, 07GS0732. //sveltekit-prerender/artefacts/07gs0732/ (accessed on: Fri Aug 02 2024).

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