Bible Dictionary

Stater.

STA'TER. This coin, mentioned in the margin of Matt 17:27, in the text vaguely spoken of as "a piece of money," was in value equal to four drachmas or a shekel.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

STA'TER. This coin, mentioned in the margin of Matt 17:27, in the text vaguely spoken of as "a piece of money," was in value equal to four drachmas or a shekel.