Stater - Molpagores
Features
| Issuer |
Abdera
(Thrace)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 395 BC - 360 BC |
| Value | Stater (2) |
| Currency | Aeginetic drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 12.98 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 170651 |
| References | May Abdera# 313 John M. F. May, Colin Mackennal Kraay (ed.), Gilbert Kenneth Jenkins (ed.); 1966. The coinage of Abdera (540-345 B.C.). Royal Numismatic Society, London, United Kingdom.Friedrich Münzer, Max L. Strack, Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer (ed.); 1912. Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands / Band 2.1. Die antiken Münzen Thrakien: Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos. Georg Reimer, Berlin, Germany. , CN type# 5710Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/) , HGC 3.2# 1189 Oliver D. Hoover; 2017. Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors / Volume 3, Part 2. Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Griffin seated left, right forepaw raised.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΑΒΔΗΡΙΤΕΩΝ
Reverse
Female (kalathiskoi) wearing short chiton and tall circular headdress dancing right. Αll within shallow incuse square.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΕΠΙ ΜΟΛ ΠΑΓΟΡΕΩ
Mint
Abdera, Thrace, modern-day Avdira, GreeceComments
BMC Thrace -; SNG Copenhagen -; Traité pl. CCCXXXV, 15.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (395 BC - 360 BC) | 
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$ 13 000 | $ 40 000 | ||||||||||||
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Examples of the type
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Maison Palombo Auction 17 Lot 5 
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20 Oct 2018 | XF |
USD 40 089.80
(CHF 32 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Maison Palombo | |||||
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The New York Sale Auction 27 Lot 224
|
4 Jan 2012 | XF |
USD 19 000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © The New York Sale | |||||
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CNG Triton VIII Lot 234
|
10 Jan 2005 | XF |
USD 3000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Künker Auction 419 Lot 124
|
17 Mar 2025 | VF |
USD 12 683.77
(EUR 11 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
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Nomos AG obolos 15 Lot 57
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24 May 2020 | VF |
USD 2380.33
(CHF 1900.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Nomos AG | |||||
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The New York Sale Auction 20 Lot 114
|
7 Jan 2009 | VF |
USD 3000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © The New York Sale | |||||
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