cn coin 21161

Connected to Type

CN Type 6409 🔍

Mint

Abdera 🔍 ❐
Region: Thrace ❐
Typology

Date

c. 336-311 BC
Hellenistic Period  🔍

Obverse

Legend

ΑΒΔΗ/ΡΙΤΕΩΝ

Design

Griffin lying left, right forepaw raised, with feathered wings, tail under hindlegs and closed beak. Ground line.
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Reverse

Legend

ΕΠΙ - ΠΥΘΟΔΩΡΟ

Design

Laureate head of Apollo, right.
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Persons

Magistrate

Pythodoros (Abdera) 🔍 ❐

Metrology

Denomination

Double siglos (tetradrachm) 🔍 ❐

Material

silver  🔍 ❐

Diameter

23 mm

Weight

10.29 g

Axis

5

Owner

Martin von Wagner Museum, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, de  ❐
Owner Inventory No.: Ka 1257 = H 6624
Provenience: Ex Coll. Herbert Wellhöfer. = Peus Auction 380, lot 302, 03.11.2004

Citation

May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 nr. 552b  ❐

Literature

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 nr. 23  ❐

May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 293, nr. 552, pl. 24 (c. 365/350-350/345 BC)   ❐

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 390, nr. 23  ❐

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