Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer	Abdera (Thrace)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	520 BC - 500 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	14.1 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 554002
References	May Abdera# 1-2 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. , CN type# 4385 Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/) , BMC Greek# 79A British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Traité I# 521 Ernest Babelon; 1907. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.1. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies greques depuis les origines jusqu'aux guerres médiques. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France. , Pozzi# 2499 Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland. , Weber# 2366 Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes).

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Obverse

Griffin standing left, raising right forepaw.

Reverse

Quadripartite incuse square.

Mint

Abdera, Thrace, modern-day Avdira, Greece

Comments

Erroneously attributed to Phokaia in Pozzi, BMC and Traite references.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (520 BC - 500 BC)

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