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cn coin 10972

Connected to Type

CN Type 6539 🔍

Mint
Abdera 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 311-280 BC

Hellenistic Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΗΡΑ
Design
Griffin lying left on club, right forepaw raised.
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Reverse
Legend
ΑΒΔΗΡΙΤΕΩΝ
Design
Laureate head of Apollo, right; within linear square.
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Persons

Magistrate: Hera 🔍

Metrology
Denomination
Tetrobol 🔍  
Standard: Persian
Material
silver 🔍  
Diameter
14 mm
Weight
1.60 g
Axis
1
Owner

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

Provenience: Fonds général 77

Reproduction Owner

BBAW, Berlin, [de] ❐

Plaster Cast No: ABD_2L_7_045o/r

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. 105, nr. 204.3  (c. 352-323 BC)  ❐

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 413, nr. 213 B, pl. 16, pic. 11  (c. 311-280 BC, tetrobol)  ❐

Literature

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 413, nr. 212-213, pl. 16 (c. 311-280 BC, tetrobol)  ❐

Strack and Münzer, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 2. Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos 1. Halbbd., Berlin 1912 p. 105, nr. 204 (c. 352-323 BC)  ❐

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cn coin 10972, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/CN_10972 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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