Abdera, the Thracian coastal city best known as the birthplace of Democritus and Protagoras, issued magistrate-signed tetradrachms throughout the late fifth and early fourth centuries — a practice that makes individual officials traceable across the series. Philados appears among the lesser-documented magistrates, which explains the unlisted status in both May's corpus and HGC. The city's coinage was disrupted significantly by the Triballi raids of the 370s BC, which sacked Abdera twice and forced a near-complete halt to civic life.
Abdera, the Thracian coastal city best known as the birthplace of Democritus and Protagoras, issued magistrate-signed tetradrachms throughout the late fifth and early fourth centuries — a practice that makes individual officials traceable across the series. Philados appears among the lesser-documented magistrates, which explains the unlisted status in both May's corpus and HGC. The city's coinage was disrupted significantly by the Triballi raids of the 370s BC, which sacked Abdera twice and forced a near-complete halt to civic life.