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cn coin 6616

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CN Type 6585 🔍

Mint
Abdera 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 336-311 BC

Hellenistic Period 🔍

Obverse
Design
Griffin seated left, right forepaw raised, with feathered wings, tail curling and closed beak.
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Reverse
Legend
Legend reverse ΕΠΙ - ΟΜ-ΗΡ-ΟΥ
Design
Quadripartite linear square with pellet in each quarter.
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Persons

Magistrate: Homeros 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Chalkous 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
11 mm
Weight
1.06 g
Owner

Münzkabinett Berlin, Berlin, de ❐

Owner Inventory No.: 18246031

Provenience: 1875 Prokesch-Osten - Vorbesitzer Prokesch von Osten

Citation

Sallet, Beschreibung der antiken Münzen I: Taurische Chersonesus, Sarmatien, Dacien, Pannonien, Moesien, Thracien, thracische Könige, Berlin 1888 p. 114, nr. 121  ❐

Strack and Münzer, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 2. Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos 1. Halbbd., Berlin 1912 p. 101, nr. 191,1  ❐

Literature

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 190-191, nr. 114 ❐

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 190-191, nr. 114 (c. 336-311 BC, chalkous)  ❐

Strack and Münzer, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 2. Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos 1. Halbbd., Berlin 1912 p. 101, nr. 191 ❐

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