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Tetradrachm - Hegisippos
| Issuer | Abdera |
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| Year | 450 BC - 425 BC |
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| Weight | 14.84 g |
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| Reverse lettering | ΕΠ ΗΓΗΣΙΠΠΟ |
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| Mint | Abdera (Thrace) |
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Abdera, a Greek colony on the Thracian coast, punched well above its weight in the fifth century — this is the city that produced Democritus and Protagoras, and its coinage reflects a merchant economy flush with silver from regional trade networks. The magistrate name Hegisippos appears on a small cluster of dies catalogued by May, placing this issue within a tightly defined sequence during what was likely the city's commercial peak before Thracian pressure and Athenian interference began to erode its autonomy.
Abderite tetradrachms of this period are notable for their broad, thin flans — a local stylistic choice that distinguishes them sharply from Aeginetan or Attic weight standards of the same era.