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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Abdera |
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| Year | 470 BC - 460 BC |
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| Weight | 14.81 g |
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| Obverse description | A griffin in dynamic left-leaping pose, rendered in high relief with sharply detailed spread wings, leonine haunches, and an eagle-beaked head turned to face left. A two-handled cantharus (drinking vessel) is positioned beneath the creature in the lower field, serving as the magistrate's symbol. The Greek letters EΠI appear in the upper left field and IA in the upper right field, together constituting the abbreviated name of the presiding magistrate. The design is enclosed within a plain raised border with a fine beaded inner rim, characteristic of early Classical Thracian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A quadripartite incuse square divided by raised ridges into four deeply recessed, roughly equal rectangular compartments, each with an uneven granular surface resulting from the hammered striking technique. This archaic mill-sail or windmill pattern is a hallmark of early fifth-century BC Thracian coinage and served primarily as a functional anvil impression. The incuse is cleanly executed with well-defined raised dividing ribs meeting at the centre. No legend or subsidiary device is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (470 BC - 460 BC) |
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