CNG - Thrace, Abdera. Octadrachm. Toned VF
$898.00
Aug-23-00
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     Thrace, Abdera. Circa 520-492 BC, Period II. AR Oktadrachm (28.98
     gm). Griffin seated left, foreleg raised, EP before /
     Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. May 48 (A41/unlisted reverse
     die). Toned VF, light pitting. 721741

     Comprising denominations larger than those being struck by any
     other mint at the time, with the sole exception of the regal
     Macedonian coinages and those of the Bisalti, these ‘medallic’
     pieces are probably to be associated with the payment of tribute
     to the Persians during their occupation of the Thracian coast.
     This theory is corroborated by the presence of large numbers of
     octadrachms in hoards found within the territories of the
     Achaemenid Empire where they are far more plentiful than in their
     region of origin.