Stater, statêris, pen. pro. m. g. Budæus. A certaine coyne in value foure drammes, or foure groates. viii. to an ounce.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
stăter, ēris, m., = stath/r, a small silver coin of the Jews, of the value of four drachmae, Hier. in Matt. 3, 17, 26; Vulg. 1 Reg. 9, 8; id. Matt. 17, 27.