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cn type 5524

Edition
cn.abdera_thrace.1_ed.121
Mint
Abdera 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 415-395 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Design
Griffin seated left, right forepaw raised.
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Reverse
Legend
ΜΕΛΑΝΙΠΠΟΣ
Design
Head of Athena, right, wearing Attic helmet, within linear square; all within incuse square.
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Persons

Magistrate: Melanippos II (Abdera) 🔍

Metrology
Denomination
tetradrachm 🔍  
Material
silver 🔍  
Citation

May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 167, nr. 217, pl. 13  (c. 439/437-411/410 BC, reduced Thraco-Macedonian standard)  ❐

Literature

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 117-118 ❐

editions

cn.abdera_thrace.1_ed.121  🔍

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cn type 5524, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/cn.abdera_thrace.1_ed.121 [Last downloaded: 2026/04/18]

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