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Octadrachm - Arch[...]
| Issuer | Abdera (Thrace) |
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| Year | 500 BC - 475 BC |
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| Reference(s) | May Abdera#51, Dewing#1250 |
| Obverse description | Griffin seated to left in archaic style, its body rendered in bold relief with wings raised and curled dramatically behind the torso. The right forepaw is lifted, a characteristic pose associated with the civic type of Abdera. The abbreviated magistrate's legend ΑΡΧ appears in the lower field in archaic Greek characters. The design fills the flan with vigorous plasticity, reflecting the high-relief engraving tradition of early Thracian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Deep quadripartite incuse square divided by raised ridges into four recessed compartments of roughly equal size, a hallmark of early Greek hammered coinage produced by a punch technique. The four sunken panels display slightly irregular surfaces consistent with hand-struck manufacture. No legend or subsidiary device is present. The stark geometric design contrasts with the elaborate obverse type and is characteristic of Abderite octadrachms of the late Archaic period. |
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| Mintage | ND (500 BC - 475 BC) |
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