cn coin 29882

Connected to Type

CN Type 7022 🔍

Mint

Abdera 🔍

Region: Thrace

Typology

Date

c. 250-150 BC

Hellenistic Period 🔍

Obverse

Design

Head of Hermes, right, wearing petasus.
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Reverse

Legend

ΕΠΙ ΔΙΟΝΥΣΑ

Design

Griffin seated left, right forepaw raised.
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Persons

Magistrate: Dionysas (2) 🔍

Metrology

Material

bronze 🔍

Weight

2.96 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: ABD_2L_8_004o/r

Literature

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 289, nr. 652-654 (2nd half of 3rd c. to 1rst half of 2nd c. BC, dichalkon) ❐

Strack and Münzer, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 2. Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos 1. Halbbd., Berlin 1912 p. 111, nr. 231? (c. 281-200 BC.) ❐

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 292-293, nr. 681-701 (2nd half of 3rd c. to 1rst half of 2nd c. BC, dichalkon) ❐

Strack and Münzer, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 2. Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos 1. Halbbd., Berlin 1912 p. 111, nr. 231 ❐

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