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cn coin 28596

Connected to Type

CN Type 6511 🔍

Mint
Abdera 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 311-280 BC

Hellenistic Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΜΗΝΟ
Design
Griffin lying left on club, right forepaw raised.
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Symbol
eight-rayed star (position: above)
Reverse
Legend
ΑΒΔΗΡΙΤΕΩΝ
Design
Laureate head of Apollo, right; within linear square.
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Persons

Magistrate: Menon_Abdera 🔍

Metrology
Denomination
Tetrobol 🔍  
Standard: Persian
Material
silver 🔍  
Diameter
13 mm
Weight
1.50 g
Owner

commerce / im Handel, ,

Provenience: Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 258, Lot 16, 22 June 2011

Literature

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 411-412, nr. 193-198 (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. 206 (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. 411-412, nr. 193-198 (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. 206 (c. 352-323 BC)  ❐

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cn coin 28596, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/CN_28596 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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