An Extremely Rare Abdera Tetradrachm
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Thrace, Abdera (c.473/70-449/8 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.12g, 9h. Magistrate Deonysas. Griffin to left, its
wings raised and the forepart of its body lifting off the ground as if it is about to take flight. Rev.
Δ-E-O-N-Y-
Σ-A-Σ,
horse moving slowly left, within linear frame, all within an incuse square (Strack, AMNG, 72, pl. I, 17
(this coin); May Group LXVIII, p.139, 186). A few light old marks beneath a dark tone, very fine.
Extremely
rare
.
$ 7,500
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Thrace, Abdera (c.365-345 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 9.21g, 11h. Magistrate Aigialeon.
ABΔH / [P]ITEΩN
,
Griffin crouching left on groundline, preparing to spring. Rev.
EΠI AIΓIAΛEΩ
[
N
], head of Apollo facing
right, wearing a laurel-wreath, all within a shallow incuse square (cf May Group CXXVIII, 529). Light
porosity, toned, very fine.
$ 750
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Thrace, Abdera (c.365-345 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 10.01g, 2h. Magistrate Dionysas.
ABΔH / PITEΩN
,
Griffin crouching right on groundline, preparing to spring. Rev.
EΠI Δ
[
IO
]
-NYΣAΔOΣ
, head of Apollo facing
right, wearing a laurel-wreath, all within a shallow incuse square (May Group CXXXI, 537; McClean 4032).
Light porosity, toned, very fine.
$ 750
52
Thrace, Abdera (c.360-350 BC), Silver Tetrobol, 2.81g, 1h. Magistrate Philaios.
ABΔ
, Griffin prancing to left.
Rev.
EΠI ΦIΛA-IO
, Hermes standing right, astragalos on right, all within a shallow incuse square (May 423
(A.293/P.344); SNG Copenhagen 337). Nearly extremely fine.
$ 200
