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cn type 5712

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 🔍  
Standard: Aeginetan
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/en/types/5712 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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