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cn coin 48599

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CN Type 5312 🔍

Mint
Abdera 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 450-425 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Design
Forepart of prancing griffin, left.
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Reverse
Design
Scallop shell in incuse square.
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Metrology
Denomination
Hemiobol 🔍  
Standard: reduced Chian
Material
silver 🔍  
Weight
0.25 g
Owner

commerce / im Handel, ,

Please note that the current ownership is not confirmed.

Provenience: Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auktion 212, 5./6. 3. 2013, lot 1233

Literature

May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 142, nr. 198-199, pl. 12 (c. 473/470-449/448 BC.)  ❐

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 111-117 ❐

Strack and Münzer, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 2. Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos 1. Halbbd., Berlin 1912 p. 125, nr. q ❐

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cn coin 48599, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/CN_48599 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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