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cn coin 7674

Connected to Type
CN Type 5670 🔍
Mint
Abdera 🔍
Region: Thrace
Typology
Date
c. 395-360 BC
Classical Period  🔍
Obverse
Design
Griffin seated left, right forepaw raised, with plain curved wings, tail curling and open beak with tongue protruding. Linear border.
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Reverse
Legend
Legend reverse ΕΥΑ-ΓΩΝ
Design
Prize amphora on ornamental stand; within linear square and incuse square.
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Persons
Magistrate
Euagon 🔍
Metrology
Denomination
stater 🔍
Material
silver  🔍
Diameter
Max: 23 mm / Min: 21 mm
Weight
12.74 g
Owner
British Museum, Department of Coins and Medals, London, gb  
Please note that the current ownership is not confirmed.
Reproduction Owner
BBAW, Berlin [de]
Plaster Cast No: 293, London 206
Citation
Strack and Münzer, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 2. Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos 1. Halbbd., Berlin 1912 p. 69, nr. 91.1, pl. 3, pic. 3 
May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 214, nr. 293, pl. 16 
Poole, BMC. Catalogue of Greek coins: the Tauric Chersonese, Sarmatia, Dacia, Moesia, Thrace, &c., Bologna 1979 p. 70, nr. 33 
Literature
Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 148  
May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 214-215, nr. 293-295 (c. 411/410-386/385 BC., aeginetan standard)   
Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 119-126  
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cn coin 7674, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/CN_7674 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/12]
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