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Drachm - Hipponaktos
| Issuer | Abdera |
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| Year | 336 BC - 311 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Griffin springing to left in dynamic pose, with wings fully spread and raised forelegs, rendered in fine archaic Greek style. The creature is depicted with characteristic leonine hindquarters, avian head with open beak, and prominent wing feathers rendered in detail. The ethnic legend ΑΒΔΗ ΡΙΤΕΩΝ is inscribed in Greek characters around the griffin in the field, partially above and below. The overall composition fills the flan with the griffin as the dominant central device, typical of Abderite coinage of the Classical period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΒΔΗ ΡΙΤΕΩΝ |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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