cn type 5948

Edition

cn.abdera_thrace.1_ed.205

Mint

Abdera 🔍

Region: Thrace

Typology

Date

c. 360-350 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse

Design

Griffin lying left.
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Reverse

Legend

ΠΕΙΘΕΣΙΛΕΩΣ

Design

Eagle standing right on serpent.
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Persons

Magistrate: Peithesiles 🔍

Metrology

Denomination

Chalkous 🔍

Material

bronze 🔍

Diameter

11 mm (1x)

Average Weight

1.31 g (2x)

Axes

6 (1x)

Citation

May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 255, nr. 421-422, pl. 20 (c. 386/385-375 BC) ❐

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 187-188, nr. 82-89 (356 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. 103, nr. 200-201, pic. 2-3 (c. 390-352 BC) ❐

editions

cn.abdera_thrace.1_ed.205 🔍

Cite this record:

cn type 5948, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/cn.abdera_thrace.1_ed.205 [Last downloaded: 2026/04/19]