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cn coin 28408

Connected to Type

CN Type 5950 🔍

Mint
Abdera 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 360-350 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑΒΔ
Design
Griffin leaping left off capital of Ionic column, forepart and forpaws raised.
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Reverse
Legend
ΕΠΙ ΦΙΛΑΙΟ
Design
Hermes standing left, wearing petasus and chlamys, extending left hand; all within incuse square.
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Symbol
astragalos (position: at the bottom right)
Persons

Magistrate: Philaios 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Hemisiglos (drachm) 🔍  
Standard: Persian
Material
silver 🔍  
Owner

commerce / im Handel, ,

Please note that the current ownership is not confirmed.

Reproduction Owner

BBAW, Berlin, [de] ❐

Plaster Cast No: ABD_2L_5_047o/r

Citation

May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 257, nr. 428, pl. 20  (ca. 386/385-375 BC)  ❐

Literature

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 127 ❐

Strack and Münzer, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 2. Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos 1. Halbbd., Berlin 1912 p. 79, nr. 125, pl. 2, pic. 28 (ca. 425-400 BC)  ❐

May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 256-258, nr. 423-438, pl. 20 (c. 386/385-375 BC)  ❐

Strack and Münzer, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 2. Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos 1. Halbbd., Berlin 1912 p. 79, nr. 125, pl. 2, pic. 28 (c. 425-400 BC)  ❐

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 127 (354 BC)  ❐

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cn coin 28408, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/CN_28408 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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