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cn type 6018

Mint
Abdera 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 360-350 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑΒΔΗΡΙ
Design
Griffin lying left, right forepaw raised.
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Reverse
Legend
ΕΠΙ ΠΟΛΥΚΡΑΤΕΟΣ
Design
Cult statue of Artemis, standing facing, wearing kalathos, holding wreath and bow; behind her, stag; all within incuse square.
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Persons

Magistrate: Polykrates (II) 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Double siglos (tetradrachm) 🔍  
Standard: Persian
Material
silver 🔍  
Average Weight
11.29 g (2x)
Citation

May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 263, nr. 460, pl. 21  (c. 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 ❐

editions

cn.abdera_thrace.1_ed.192  🔍

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cn type 6018, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/6018 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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