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| Issuer | Abdera |
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| Year | 480 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail (swastika) form, divided by raised bars into four recessed rectangular compartments of equal depth, characteristic of early Thraco-Macedonian coinage technique. The deeply impressed incuse design results from a plain or lightly worked punch applied to the reverse during striking, with the surface of the raised dividers showing tool marks consistent with hand-hammered production. No legend or subsidiary device is present; the entire reverse is occupied by this geometric incuse pattern. |
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| Mintage | ND (-480) |
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