Thrakien: Abdera

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Events

Created

When	377-374 BC
Where	Abdera

Commissioned

Who	Molpagores

Keywords

City Classical antiquity Coin Klassik Mythical creature Silver Stater Utensil Weib

Description

Vorderseite: Greif hockend n. l., rechter Vorderlauf erhoben.
Rückseite: Tänzerin in kurzem Chiton n. l., rechter Arm nach oben abgewinkelt, linker Arm vor der Körpermitte, auf dem Kopf Korb (Kalathos); in Quadratum Incusum.

Inscription

Vorderseite: ABΔHPITEΩN
Rückseite: EΠI MOΛ-ΠAΓOPE

Similar objects

May, Abdera: 313

Material/Technique

Silber; geprägt

Measurements

Diameter: 24 mm
Weight: 12.93 g

Literature

J.M.F. May, The Coinage of Abdera (540-345 B.C.), Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 3 (London 1966), Nr. 313 (Datierung auf 411/10 - 386/5 v. Chr.).
K. Chryssanthaki-Nagle, L'histoire monétaire d'Abdère en Thrace VIe s. avant J.-C. - IIe s. après J.-C. (Athen 2007).

Links / Documents

Object from: Martin von Wagner Museum

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