cn type 5712

Edition

An edition has been created for this type.🔍

Mint

Abdera 🔍 ❐
Region: Thrace ❐
Typology

Date

c. 395-360 BC
Classical Period  🔍

Obverse

Legend

ΑΒΔΗΡΙΤΕΩΝ

Design

Griffin seated left, right forepaw raised.
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Reverse

Legend

ΕΠΙ ΜΟΛΠΑΓΟΡΕΩ

Design

Girl dancing left, turning, wearing a polos; all within a shallow incuse square.
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Persons

Magistrate

Molpagores (I) 🔍 ❐

Metrology

Denomination

stater 🔍 ❐

Material

silver  🔍 ❐

Diameter

Max: 24 mm / Min: 22.6 mm

Average Weight

12.53 g (7x)

Axes

3 (2x) 11 (1x)

Citation

May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 219, nr. 314-315, pl. 17  (c. 411/410-386/385 BC, aeginetic standard)  ❐

Literature

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 123 (377-374 BC)   ❐

editions

cn.abdera_thrace.1_ed.149 🔍

Cite this record:

cn type 5712, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/5712 [Last downloaded: 2025/07/10]

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