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cn coin 10966

Connected to Type

CN Type 5584 🔍

Mint
Abdera 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 395-360 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑΒΔΗΡΙΤΕΩΝ
Design
Griffin seated left, right forepaw raised.
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Reverse
Legend
ΕΠ ΟΡΧΑΜΟ
Design
Lion standing right within linear square; all within incuse square.
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Persons

Magistrate: Orchamos 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
half-stater 🔍  
Standard: Aeginetan
Material
silver 🔍  
Weight
6.25 g
Owner

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques, Paris, fr ❐

Provenience: Fonds général 71

Reproduction Owner

BBAW, Berlin, [de] ❐

Citation

May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 207, nr. 262, pl. 15  (c. 411/410-386/385 BC.)  ❐

Literature

May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 205-207, nr. 253-264, pl. 15 (c. 411/410-386/385 BC., aeginetic 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 10966, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/CN_10966 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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