cn type 5587

Edition

cn.abdera_thrace.1_ed.180

Mint

Abdera 🔍 ❐
Region: Thrace ❐
Typology

Date

c. 395-360 BC
Classical Period  🔍

Obverse

Legend

ΑΒΔΗΡΙΤΕΩΝ

Design

Griffin seated left, right forepaw raised.
go to the NLP result of this description

Reverse

Legend

ΕΠ ΟΡΧΑΜΟ

Design

Laureate head of Apollo, right.
go to the NLP result of this description

Persons

Magistrate

Orchamos 🔍 ❐

Metrology

Denomination

Dichalkon 🔍 ❐

Material

bronze  🔍 ❐

Diameter

16 mm (1x)

Average Weight

4.06 g (2x)

Axes

2 (1x)

Citation

May, The Coinage of Abdera: (540-345 B. C.), London 1966 p. 207-208, nr. 265-267, pl. 15  (c. 411/410-386/385 BC.)  ❐

Literature

Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace: (VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C.), Athen 2007 p. 180, nr. 16-21 (Dichalkon)   ❐

editions

cn.abdera_thrace.1_ed.180 🔍

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cn type 5587, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/cn.abdera_thrace.1_ed.180 [Last downloaded: 2025/07/19]

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