Abdera, Ancient Coinage of, by Moushmov Number

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The Ancient Coinage of Abdera

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ABDERA

(ca 544 – 350 B.C.)

(town close to village called Bulustra)

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Autonomous coins, Silver.

2338 Concave square and ox’s head left within. Rev. : Griffin seated on his hindlegs left. 11 mm. Plate XV 19.

2339 AΣΠA. Griffin left. Rev. : Concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 26 mm.

2340 HPO. Griffin left; below – valve . Rev. : The same. 23 mm.

2341 The same image. Rev. : APTEMΩN. Vase with 2 handles and ivy-leafs within concave square. 26 mm.

2342 Griffin with wings spread left; above – vase with 2 handles. (Diota). Rev. : EΠI MEΛANIΠΠO. Double concave square – the one inside is in relief and divided into 4 parts. 26 mm.

2343 Griffin with wings spread left. Rev. : ANAΞIΠOΛIΣ. Dionysos advancing left, holding in right hand dioda and in left hand – panther’s skin. All that within concave square; in center – little square made of 4 lines. 23 mm.

2344 The same front part. Rev. : The same legend. Concave square within womans head left. 23 mm.

2345 The same front part. Rev. : EΠI ΠPΩT….Ω. Concave square with 3 corn-ears within. 15 mm.

Abdera AR Hemidrachm. Griffin springing left / (...)TEW, three grain ears within square border.

2346 The same front part. Rev. : EKATAIOΣ. Concave square with flying eagle within. 18 mm.

2347 ABΔHP. Griffin with wings spread. Rev. : ΠOΛYKPATHΣ. Concave square with man standing, holding bow and wreath; below – little mule or donkey. 18 mm.

2348 ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin left with right raised leg. Rev. : EΠ…OPAIO or OPXAMO. Concave square with lion advancing right. 18 mm. Plate XV 11.

2349 The same legend. Apollo’s laureate head right within concave square. Rev. : EΠI ΠAYΣANIΩ. Griffin seated on his hindlegs left. 26 mm.

2350 EΠI IΠΠΩNAKTOΣ. Apollo’s head right. Rev. : ABΔHPITE. Griffin. 23 mm. Plate XV 2.

2351 EΠI EYPHΣIΠΠOY. The same head. Rev. : The same. 23 mm.

2352 … MHTPOY. The same head. Rev. : The same. 23 mm.

2353 ABΔHPITEΩN. The same head. Rev. : The same. 23 mm.

2354 EΠI ΔIΩNYΣAΔOΣ. Apollo’s head right. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩN. Griffin right. 23 mm.

2355 The same. 10 mm.

2356 ΠPΩTHΣ. Apollo’s head left; behind – grain of barley. All that within concave square. In the center of other square made of 4 lines. Rev. : Griffin left. 10 mm.

2357 EΠI OMHP. Square made of 4 lines and Apollo’s head right within. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩ. Griffin. 10 mm.

2358 EΠI ΓΩNYMO. The same image. Rev. : The same. 10 mm.

2359 ABAHPITEΩN. The same image. Rev. : EΠI…EYYOA. Griffin. 10 mm.

2360 EΠI Γ…KAΣIOΣ. Apollo’s head right; behind – fly. All that in concave square. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩN. Griffin seated left. 10 mm.

2361 EΠI AIΓIAΛEΩΣ. Apollo’s head right within concave square made of 4 lines. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩN. Griffin left. 15 mm. Plate XV 16.

2362 ABAHPITEΩN. The same image. Rev. : EΠI APXEΛAOY. The same image. 10 mm.

2363 EΠI ΠOΛ…TOY. The same image. Rev. : ABΔIPITE. The same image. 10 mm.

2364 ABAHPITEΩN. Apollo’s head within square made of 4 lines. Rev. : EΠI ΦA… Griffin. 10 mm.

2365 ANTO. The same head. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩ. The same image. 10 mm.

2366 ABAHPITEΩN. The same head. Rev. : …AYΣANIΩ. Griffin. 10 mm.

2367 The same front part. Rev. : EΠI XAPMO. Griffin left. 10 mm.

2368 Griffin seated left. Rev. : KΛEAN (reading back to front). Concave square and ox’s head left. 10 mm.

2369 Griffin seated left with right raised leg. Rev. : ANAΞHNΩP. Dionysos Indian in long dress left, with cup and thyrsos within square made of 4 lines; all that in concave square. 21 mm.

2370 Griffin left. Rev. : ANAΞIΔIΓOΣ. Head of a goat within the same squares. 14 mm.

2371 EΠI ANAΞIΠOΛIOΣ. Apollo’s head. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin. 10 mm.

2372 EΠI ΔHMHTPIOY. The same head. Rev. : The same legend. Griffin seated right with left raised leg. 23 mm.

2373 EΠI IΠΠΩNAKTOΣ. The same head. Pentoculum below. Rev. : The same legend. Griffin left. 23 mm.

2374 Apollo’s laureate head. Rev. : EΠI KEΣIOY. Griffin left. 23 mm.

2375 EΠI MHPOV. The same head. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin with wings spread seated left. 21 mm.

2376 ABΔHPITEΩN. Head of young man within square. Rev. : EΠI APMO. Griffin seated. 10 mm.

2377 EΠI EKATONYMOY. The same head. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin seated. 10 mm.

2378 EΠI…KΛEOYΣ. Apollo’s head; bee behing. All that within square. Rev. : The same. 10 mm.

2379 ABΔHPITEΩN. The same head within square made of 4 lines. Rev. : ΛIΣANΔ. Griffin seated. 18 mm.

2380 EΠI OMHP. The same image. Rev. : ABΔH… Griffin left. 10 mm.

2381 EΠI ΠYΘOKΛEOΣ. Apollo’s head; bee behing. All that within square. Rev. : The same. 10 mm.

2382 EΠI ΠOΛYΦANTOY. Apollo’s head right within square. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin seated left. 10 mm.

2383 Griffin left with right raised leg. Rev. : EΠI ΔHMOKPITO. Concave square with lyre within square made of 4 lines. 23 mm.

2384 MAΣKAΛAIΔA. Griffin left with right raised leg. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN in concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 27 mm. Plate XV 1.

Thrace, Abdera AR Tetradrachm. Circa 460-440 BC. Griffin seated left, right paw raised; magistrate KA-LL-IDA-MAS / ABD-HR-ITE-WN, raised, outlined quadripartite square; all within larger incuse square. May 147.

2385 ABΔH. Griffin advancing left. Rev. : EΠI MYPΣ…Naked man standing, looking left with right extended hand and left raised hand. Next to him – laurel branch. All that within concave square. 24 mm. Plate XV 6.

2386 NYΣAΔ… Apollo’s head right. Rev. : ABΔHPITE. Griffin left. 23 mm. Plate XV 3.

2387 EΠI ΔIOΦANTOY. Apollo’s head right. Rev. : The same. Griffin right. 21 mm. Tavme XV 14.

2388 EΠI ΔIONYΣAΔOY. The same head. Rev. : The same. 20 mm. Plate XV 7.

2389 ΔEO. Griffin left with right raised leg. Rev. : Concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 16 mm.

2390 The same front part without legend. Rev. : The same. 14 mm.

2391 Griffin flying left. Rev. : Concave square. 11 mm.

2392 ABΔ. The same image. Rev. : EΠI EPΩTEΩ. Square made of 4 lines with three corn-ears. All that within concave square. 15 mm. Plate XV 13.

2393 Griffin left with right raised leg. Rev. : Concave square with lion’s head. 13 mm. Plate XV 15.

2394 Griffin left. Rev. : Concave square with ox’s bust. 12 mm.

2395 EΠI APXEΛAOY. Griffin advancing left. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Square made of 4 lines with Apollo’s head right. 15 mm.

2396 ABΔ. Griffin left. Rev. : POMNHΛΩN. Square with cup with 2 handles and legend around the square. All that in concave square. 15 mm. Plate XV 14.

2397 Griffin left. Rev. : …ΔHΣ KΛE…The Sphynx seated left, lookong right. All that in concave square. 15 mm.

2398 Griffin advancing left. Rev. : EΠI KPATOY. Square made of lines and legend around the square. All that in concave square. 15mm.

2399 ABΔIPITEΩN. Square with Apollo’s head. Rev. : EΠI ΔPAΛOV. Griffin left. 14 mm.

2400 EΠI ΠYΘOΔΩPOY. Square with Apollo’s head. Rev. : ABΔHPITE. Griffin left. 14 mm.

2401 Griffin left. Rev. : ANAΞIΔIΛOΣ. Square with head of a goat right and the legend around the square. All that within concave square. 15 mm.

2402 ABΔHPITEΩN. Square with Apollo’s head. Rev. : EΠI APXEΛAOY (reading back to front). Griffin left. 15 mm. Plate XV 17.

2403 EΠI ANAΞIΓOΛIOΣ. The same head. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin left. 15 mm. Plate XV 20.

2404 ABΔHPITEΩN. Square with Apollo’s head right. Rev. : EΠI NEΩ. Griffin left. 15 mm. Plate XV 12.

2405 ΔEO. Griffin seated left. Rev. : Concave square. 16 mm.

2406 Griffin seated left with right raised leg. Rev. : EΠI KAΛHΣIKP TEOΣ. Square made of lines divided equally into 4 parts and the legend around the square. All that within concave square. 25 mm.

2407 Griffin seated left. Rev. : KΛEANTIΔHΣ. Ox’s head right. All that within concave square. 17 mm.

2408 The same front part. Rev. : ANAΞIΔIΓOΣ. Square made of 4 lines with head of a goat left and the legend around the square. All that within concave square. 15 mm.

2409 The same front part. Rev. : HΓHΣAΓOPHΣ around square of lines with man’s head left. All that within concave square. 24 mm.

2410 The same front . Rev. : MOΛΠAΓOPHΣ around square with head of young man left. All that within concave square. 14 mm.

2411 Griffin. Rev. : ΠIΘIA. Concave square with Apollo standing right. 15 mm. Plate XV 18.

2412 ΣMOP… Griffin with wings spread seated left, with right raised foreleg. In front of Griffin lying little naked Satyr. Rev. : Concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 27 mm.

2412a AIΓIAΛEΩΣ. Apollo’s head right. Rev. : …PITEΩN. Griffin left. 23 mm. Plate XV 8.

2413 KAΛΛIΔAMAΣ. Griffin with wings spread seated left, with right raised leg. Rev. ABΔHPITEΩN around square. All that within concave square. 25 mm.

2414 Griffin with wings spread seated left, with right raised leg. Cup with 2 handles in front of the Griffin. Rev. : EΠI ΣMOPΔOTOPMOKAΛ around square divided equally into 4 parts. All that within concave square. 26 mm.

2415 ABΔHPI…. Griffin with wings spread seated left. Rev. : ΠOΛYKPTNΣ. Artemis standing right, holding in right hand bow and arrow and in left hand – wreath. Next to her – stag right. 22 and 26 mm.

2416 Griffin seated left. Rev. : EΠI HPO(Φ)ANEOZ around square made of lines with head of Hermes with hat left. 15 mm.

2417 The same front part. Rev. : MOΛΠA(Γ)OPHC. Dionysos’s head with ivy-wreath right within square made of lines. 15 mm.

Abdera AR Hemidrachm. MOLPAG(...), head of Dionysos left, wreathed in ivy, within square border / griffin springing left.

2418 The same front part. Rev. : ΠPΩTHΣ. Apollo’s laureate head left within square made of lines. 15 mm.

2419 Griffin left. Rev. : Without legend. Concave square; sometimes in the margin orb and letter. 28 mm. Plate LI 25, 26, 27, 28.

2420 ΠEPI. The same image. Rev. : Concave square. 28 mm. Plate LI 29.

2421 ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin left. Rev. : EΠI ANAΞIΠOΛIOΣ. Apollo’s laureate head right. 23 mm. Plate XV 9.

2422 Griffin advancing left, in frotn of him – eight–pointed star. Rev. : EΠI MANΔPΩNAKTOΣ around square. All that within concave square. 26 mm.

2423 Griffin flying left. Rev. : AΘHNAIOΣ around square made of 4 lines with Dionysos bearded, in mantle, standing left; holding in right hand cup with 2 handles and in left hand – leaf-ended thyrsos. All that within concave square. 24 mm.

2424 Griffin left. Rev. : HΓHΣAΓOPHΣ around square made of 4 lines with head of young man left. All that within concave square. 24 mm.

2425 Griffin left, above – ABΔH. Rev. : EΠI ZHNΩNOΣ. Concave square with Hermes with hat on his head standing right, holding in right hand caduceus; down in front of him cup with 2 handles. 23 mm.

Thrace, Abdera AR Tetradrachm. Circa 386-375 BC. ABDH, griffin seated left, preparing to spring / EPI ZHNWNOS, Hermes, nude but for cloak, standing right, holding caduceus in right hand, left outstreched; kantharos to right. May 447, Weber 2378.

2426 Other similar with legend: EΠI ΦIΛAIO. 10 mm.

2427 The same front part. Rev. : IPOMNHMΩN around square made of lines with cup with 2 handles. 14 mm.

2428 ABΔH. Griffin flying left. Rev. : ΠPΩTHΣ. Horseman in chlamys galloping right within concave square. 22½ mm.

2429 Griffin flying left. Rev. : AΘHNHΣ. Roe standing left within concave square. 14½ mm.

2430 HΓH. Griffin right with right raised foreleg. Rev. : Concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 16 mm.

2431 . Griffin with wings spread left. Rev. : EΠI BΛOΣYOΣ around convex square; аll that within concave square. 27 мм.

2432 Griffin left. Rev. : EXEKPATHΣ. Aphrodite head left wihtin square made of lines. All that within concave square. 22 mm.

2433 The same front part. Rev. : Y ΣAΣΔION. Dionysos’ bearded head with ivy-wreath right within concave square. 22 mm.

2434 Griffin with wings spread lying left. Rev. : ANAΞIΠOΛIΣ. Pan naked with legs and ears of goat advancing left, with right raised hand, holding in left hand club. 22 mm.

2435 Griffin left with right raised foreleg. Rev. : (EYA) ΓΩΝ. Vase with 2 handles. 22 mm.

Thrace, Abdera, AR Stater or Tetradrachm on Aegean standard. Ca 410-385 BC. Griffin seated left with right paw raised / EVA-GWN either side of kantheros.

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Autonomous coins, Bronze.

2436 EΠI ΣIMAΛOY. Apollo’s head left within square made of 4 lines. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Griffin left.

2437 ABΔIPITEΩN. Apollo’s head right. Rev. : MENAN… Griffin seated right; club below.

2438 Apollo’s laureate head right. Rev. : ABΔIPITΩN. Griffin seated left.

2439 ABΔIPITEΩN. Head of young man right within square Rev. : Griffin seated right.

2440 EΠI BOK…The same image. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Griffin seated left.

2441 ABΔ. Griffin seated. Rev. : EΠI EPMOKΛEYΣ. Square with 4 balls.

2442 EΠI EITONOΣ. Head of young man within square. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Griffin seated.

2443 ABΔIPITEΩN. The same head. Rev. : ΘEYΔE. Griffin seated.

Thrace, Abdera AE14. 3rd century BC. ABDIRITEWN, young male head in linear square / QEUDE below Griffin seated right.

2444 EΠI POΓ…OΣ. Apollo’s laureate head left within square. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Griffin with wings spread seated.

2445 Griffin seated left, with right raised foreleg. Rev. : EΠI EPMΩNAKTOΣ. Square divided into 4 parts with cross . In each part – point .

2446 ABΔIPITEΩN. Head of young man within square of lines. Rev. : EYA… Griffin seated on club.

2447 The same legend. Apollo’s head with radiate wreath within square. Rev. : B ΦIΛI. Griffin between star and club.

2448 ΦIΛIΣ. Apollo’s head with radiate wreath within square; above – winged caduceus. Rev. : Griffin.

2449 ABΔIPITEΩN. Apollo’s head within square. Rev. : EΠI…KΛEOΣ. Griffin seated within square.

2450 Dionysos’s head right, with ivy-wreath. Rev. : ABΔIPITEN. Griffin seated left; in the margin – star.

2451 Hermes’s head right, with hat. Rev. : ABΔIPITΩN. Griffin seated left; with right raised leg.

2452 Griffin lying left. Rev. : KΛEAN. Pan’s bearded head rigth, with ear of goat, rigth.

2453 The same front part. Rev. : YMENAIΩN around square divided equally into 4 parts and in each part – orb.

2454 The same front part. Rev. : MANΔPΩN. Head unbearded right.

2455 Head unbearded, decorated with winged diadem, right. Rev. : PITΩN ABΔH. Griffin lying left; sometimes in the margin – star.

2456 Apollo’s laureate head right. Rev. : EΠI AΛEZANΔ (POY) ABΔHPIT… Griffin flying left.

Thrace, Abdera. ca 240-202 BC. Æ 21mm. Laureate head of Apollo right / Griffin left; EPI ALEXANDROU above, ABDHRITWN below. SNG Evelpidis 887.

2457 Other – similar; above the Griffin – corn-ear.

2458 The same front part. Rev. : ABΔHPIT…(ME)ΛHΣAΓOPH(Σ). Griffin flying left.

2459 Other – similar, with legend: ΠEIΣAΓO(PHΣ). Note : There are other (similar) coins with image of Pluto’s head (Hades-Serapis) and Zeus’s head.

2460 Griffin. Rev. : EΠ OPXAMO or EΠI MANΔPΩNOΣ or ABΔIPITEΩN. Apollo’s laureate head.

2461 ΦI EPMO or MENAN or EYAN. Griffin seated. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Apollo’s head within concave square.

2462 Griffin seated. Rev. : EΠI ΔIONYΣAΔOΣ or EΠI ΠAPM… within concave square.

2463 ABΔIPITΩN. Griffin. Rev. : EΠI EPMOΣTPATOY. Apollo’s head within square of lines.

Abdera AE18. 385-347 BC. EPI ERMOS TRA TOU, head of Apollo right in square / ABDIRITWN, griffin springing left.

2464 Hermes’s head. Rev. : EΠI ΔIONYΣA. Griffin seated.

2465 Griffin right with raised foreleg. Rev. : EΠI ΔHMOKPITO. In the middle – lyre. All that within concave square.

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IMPERIAL BRONZE COINS

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Tiberius (17 – 37` A.D.)

2465A TIBERIW SEBASTW. His laureate head right. Rev. : QEO SEBASTW ABDHREITWN. Bare head of Augustus right.

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Claudius (41 – 54 A.D.)

2465B Bare head of Augustus left.

RPC 1728. Claudius & Divus Augustus AE21 of Abdera, Thrace. TIBERIW KLAUDIW KAISARI GERMANIKOW SEBAS, bare head left / QEW SEBASTW ABDHREITWN, bare head of Augustus left. Strack 242, SGI 485.

2465C Nike standing left on pedestal holding wreath & palm.

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Nero (37 – 68 A.D.)

2465D QEO ABDHREITWN, bare head of Augustus (?) left.

2466 NEPΩNI KA ABΔHPEITAI. His laureate head left. Rev. : NIKH NEPON. Nike advancing left holding wreath and palm. Plate VII 14.

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Vespasian (69 – 79 A.D.)

Obv: AYTOKPATOPI OYECΠAΣIANΩ.

- AYT KAICAP OYECΠACIANOC CЄY. His laureate head, right.

Rev: TITΩ CAICAPI ABΔHPITAI.

- ABΔIPITEΩN – ABΔHPEITAI.

2467 Titus' unbearded head right. Plate XV 5.

2468 Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm.

RPC 355. Vespasian Æ 16mm of Abdera, Thrace. Laureate head right / ABDHPEITAI, Nike standing left holding wreath & palm. SNG Cop 386, Moushmov 2468.

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Vespasian & Domitian

2469 OYECΠACIANΩ AYTOKPATOPI. Vespasiana’s laureate head right. Rev. : ΔOMITIANΩ KAICAPI ABΔHPITAI. Domician’s head right, without wreath. Plate XIV 22. TITVS (79 – 81 A.D.

2470 AYTOK TITOC KAICAP. – Tita’s laureate head right. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN ΔOMITIANOC KAICAP. – Domician’s head.

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Traianvs Pater

2471 AYTO TPAINW KAIΣAPI CЄBACTW. – Traian’s (son) laureate head right. Rev. : ΓEPMA ΔAKIK ABΔHPЄITAI. – Traian’s (father) laureate head right. Plate XIV 21.

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Hadrian (117 – 138 A.D.)

2472 …AΔPIAN…His laureate head right. Rev. : …IW ΔI ABΔHPI…Head right.

Hadrian Æ16 of Abdera, Thrace. ADRIANOC KAICAP, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / ILQEW DI ABDHRITAI, larger, laureate draped & cuirassed bust right. SGI 1123v.

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Antoninus Pius (138 – 161 A.D.)

2473 AYT KAIC ANTΩNEINOC EYC CEB. His laureate head. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Artemis’s head; behind - crescent moon.

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Antoninus Pius & Marcus Aurelius

2474 AYT…ANTΩNN. Antonin’s head right, without wreath. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. M. Avreli’s head right, without wreath. Plate XV 10.

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Faustaina Junior (wife of Marcus Aurelius)

2475 ΦAYCTEINA CEBACTH. Her bust. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Standing naked figure.

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See WildWinds Abdera page

	ABDERA
	(ca 544 – 350 B.C.)
	(town close to village called Bulustra)
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	Autonomous coins, Silver.
2338	Concave square and ox’s head left within. Rev. : Griffin seated on his hindlegs left. 11 mm. Plate XV 19.
2339	AΣΠA. Griffin left. Rev. : Concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 26 mm.
2340	HPO. Griffin left; below – valve . Rev. : The same. 23 mm.
2341	The same image. Rev. : APTEMΩN. Vase with 2 handles and ivy-leafs within concave square. 26 mm.
2342	Griffin with wings spread left; above – vase with 2 handles. (Diota). Rev. : EΠI MEΛANIΠΠO. Double concave square – the one inside is in relief and divided into 4 parts. 26 mm.
2343	Griffin with wings spread left. Rev. : ANAΞIΠOΛIΣ. Dionysos advancing left, holding in right hand dioda and in left hand – panther’s skin. All that within concave square; in center – little square made of 4 lines. 23 mm.
2344	The same front part. Rev. : The same legend. Concave square within womans head left. 23 mm.
2345	The same front part. Rev. : EΠI ΠPΩT….Ω. Concave square with 3 corn-ears within. 15 mm.
	Abdera AR Hemidrachm. Griffin springing left / (...)TEW, three grain ears within square border.
2346	The same front part. Rev. : EKATAIOΣ. Concave square with flying eagle within. 18 mm.
2347	ABΔHP. Griffin with wings spread. Rev. : ΠOΛYKPATHΣ. Concave square with man standing, holding bow and wreath; below – little mule or donkey. 18 mm.
2348	ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin left with right raised leg. Rev. : EΠ…OPAIO or OPXAMO. Concave square with lion advancing right. 18 mm. Plate XV 11.
2349	The same legend. Apollo’s laureate head right within concave square. Rev. : EΠI ΠAYΣANIΩ. Griffin seated on his hindlegs left. 26 mm.
2350	EΠI IΠΠΩNAKTOΣ. Apollo’s head right. Rev. : ABΔHPITE. Griffin. 23 mm. Plate XV 2.
2351	EΠI EYPHΣIΠΠOY. The same head. Rev. : The same. 23 mm.
2352	… MHTPOY. The same head. Rev. : The same. 23 mm.
2353	ABΔHPITEΩN. The same head. Rev. : The same. 23 mm.
2354	EΠI ΔIΩNYΣAΔOΣ. Apollo’s head right. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩN. Griffin right. 23 mm.
2355	The same. 10 mm.
2356	ΠPΩTHΣ. Apollo’s head left; behind – grain of barley. All that within concave square. In the center of other square made of 4 lines. Rev. : Griffin left. 10 mm.
2357	EΠI OMHP. Square made of 4 lines and Apollo’s head right within. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩ. Griffin. 10 mm.
2358	EΠI ΓΩNYMO. The same image. Rev. : The same. 10 mm.
2359	ABAHPITEΩN. The same image. Rev. : EΠI…EYYOA. Griffin. 10 mm.
2360	EΠI Γ…KAΣIOΣ. Apollo’s head right; behind – fly. All that in concave square. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩN. Griffin seated left. 10 mm.
2361	EΠI AIΓIAΛEΩΣ. Apollo’s head right within concave square made of 4 lines. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩN. Griffin left. 15 mm. Plate XV 16.
2362	ABAHPITEΩN. The same image. Rev. : EΠI APXEΛAOY. The same image. 10 mm.
2363	EΠI ΠOΛ…TOY. The same image. Rev. : ABΔIPITE. The same image. 10 mm.
2364	ABAHPITEΩN. Apollo’s head within square made of 4 lines. Rev. : EΠI ΦA… Griffin. 10 mm.
2365	ANTO. The same head. Rev. : ABAHPITEΩ. The same image. 10 mm.
2366	ABAHPITEΩN. The same head. Rev. : …AYΣANIΩ. Griffin. 10 mm.
2367	The same front part. Rev. : EΠI XAPMO. Griffin left. 10 mm.
2368	Griffin seated left. Rev. : KΛEAN (reading back to front). Concave square and ox’s head left. 10 mm.
2369	Griffin seated left with right raised leg. Rev. : ANAΞHNΩP. Dionysos Indian in long dress left, with cup and thyrsos within square made of 4 lines; all that in concave square. 21 mm.
2370	Griffin left. Rev. : ANAΞIΔIΓOΣ. Head of a goat within the same squares. 14 mm.
2371	EΠI ANAΞIΠOΛIOΣ. Apollo’s head. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin. 10 mm.
2372	EΠI ΔHMHTPIOY. The same head. Rev. : The same legend. Griffin seated right with left raised leg. 23 mm.
2373	EΠI IΠΠΩNAKTOΣ. The same head. Pentoculum below. Rev. : The same legend. Griffin left. 23 mm.
2374	Apollo’s laureate head. Rev. : EΠI KEΣIOY. Griffin left. 23 mm.
2375	EΠI MHPOV. The same head. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin with wings spread seated left. 21 mm.
2376	ABΔHPITEΩN. Head of young man within square. Rev. : EΠI APMO. Griffin seated. 10 mm.
2377	EΠI EKATONYMOY. The same head. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin seated. 10 mm.
2378	EΠI…KΛEOYΣ. Apollo’s head; bee behing. All that within square. Rev. : The same. 10 mm.
2379	ABΔHPITEΩN. The same head within square made of 4 lines. Rev. : ΛIΣANΔ. Griffin seated. 18 mm.
2380	EΠI OMHP. The same image. Rev. : ABΔH… Griffin left. 10 mm.
2381	EΠI ΠYΘOKΛEOΣ. Apollo’s head; bee behing. All that within square. Rev. : The same. 10 mm.
2382	EΠI ΠOΛYΦANTOY. Apollo’s head right within square. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin seated left. 10 mm.
2383	Griffin left with right raised leg. Rev. : EΠI ΔHMOKPITO. Concave square with lyre within square made of 4 lines. 23 mm.
2384	MAΣKAΛAIΔA. Griffin left with right raised leg. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN in concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 27 mm. Plate XV 1.
	Thrace, Abdera AR Tetradrachm. Circa 460-440 BC. Griffin seated left, right paw raised; magistrate KA-LL-IDA-MAS / ABD-HR-ITE-WN, raised, outlined quadripartite square; all within larger incuse square. May 147.
2385	ABΔH. Griffin advancing left. Rev. : EΠI MYPΣ…Naked man standing, looking left with right extended hand and left raised hand. Next to him – laurel branch. All that within concave square. 24 mm. Plate XV 6.
2386	NYΣAΔ… Apollo’s head right. Rev. : ABΔHPITE. Griffin left. 23 mm. Plate XV 3.
2387	EΠI ΔIOΦANTOY. Apollo’s head right. Rev. : The same. Griffin right. 21 mm. Tavme XV 14.
2388	EΠI ΔIONYΣAΔOY. The same head. Rev. : The same. 20 mm. Plate XV 7.
2389	ΔEO. Griffin left with right raised leg. Rev. : Concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 16 mm.
2390	The same front part without legend. Rev. : The same. 14 mm.
2391	Griffin flying left. Rev. : Concave square. 11 mm.
2392	ABΔ. The same image. Rev. : EΠI EPΩTEΩ. Square made of 4 lines with three corn-ears. All that within concave square. 15 mm. Plate XV 13.
2393	Griffin left with right raised leg. Rev. : Concave square with lion’s head. 13 mm. Plate XV 15.
2394	Griffin left. Rev. : Concave square with ox’s bust. 12 mm.
2395	EΠI APXEΛAOY. Griffin advancing left. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Square made of 4 lines with Apollo’s head right. 15 mm.
2396	ABΔ. Griffin left. Rev. : POMNHΛΩN. Square with cup with 2 handles and legend around the square. All that in concave square. 15 mm. Plate XV 14.
2397	Griffin left. Rev. : …ΔHΣ KΛE…The Sphynx seated left, lookong right. All that in concave square. 15 mm.
2398	Griffin advancing left. Rev. : EΠI KPATOY. Square made of lines and legend around the square. All that in concave square. 15mm.
2399	ABΔIPITEΩN. Square with Apollo’s head. Rev. : EΠI ΔPAΛOV. Griffin left. 14 mm.
2400	EΠI ΠYΘOΔΩPOY. Square with Apollo’s head. Rev. : ABΔHPITE. Griffin left. 14 mm.
2401	Griffin left. Rev. : ANAΞIΔIΛOΣ. Square with head of a goat right and the legend around the square. All that within concave square. 15 mm.
2402	ABΔHPITEΩN. Square with Apollo’s head. Rev. : EΠI APXEΛAOY (reading back to front). Griffin left. 15 mm. Plate XV 17.
2403	EΠI ANAΞIΓOΛIOΣ. The same head. Rev. : ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin left. 15 mm. Plate XV 20.
2404	ABΔHPITEΩN. Square with Apollo’s head right. Rev. : EΠI NEΩ. Griffin left. 15 mm. Plate XV 12.
2405	ΔEO. Griffin seated left. Rev. : Concave square. 16 mm.
2406	Griffin seated left with right raised leg. Rev. : EΠI KAΛHΣIKP TEOΣ. Square made of lines divided equally into 4 parts and the legend around the square. All that within concave square. 25 mm.
2407	Griffin seated left. Rev. : KΛEANTIΔHΣ. Ox’s head right. All that within concave square. 17 mm.
2408	The same front part. Rev. : ANAΞIΔIΓOΣ. Square made of 4 lines with head of a goat left and the legend around the square. All that within concave square. 15 mm.
2409	The same front part. Rev. : HΓHΣAΓOPHΣ around square of lines with man’s head left. All that within concave square. 24 mm.
2410	The same front . Rev. : MOΛΠAΓOPHΣ around square with head of young man left. All that within concave square. 14 mm.
2411	Griffin. Rev. : ΠIΘIA. Concave square with Apollo standing right. 15 mm. Plate XV 18.
2412	ΣMOP… Griffin with wings spread seated left, with right raised foreleg. In front of Griffin lying little naked Satyr. Rev. : Concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 27 mm.
2412a	AIΓIAΛEΩΣ. Apollo’s head right. Rev. : …PITEΩN. Griffin left. 23 mm. Plate XV 8.
2413	KAΛΛIΔAMAΣ. Griffin with wings spread seated left, with right raised leg. Rev. ABΔHPITEΩN around square. All that within concave square. 25 mm.
2414	Griffin with wings spread seated left, with right raised leg. Cup with 2 handles in front of the Griffin. Rev. : EΠI ΣMOPΔOTOPMOKAΛ around square divided equally into 4 parts. All that within concave square. 26 mm.
2415	ABΔHPI…. Griffin with wings spread seated left. Rev. : ΠOΛYKPTNΣ. Artemis standing right, holding in right hand bow and arrow and in left hand – wreath. Next to her – stag right. 22 and 26 mm.
2416	Griffin seated left. Rev. : EΠI HPO(Φ)ANEOZ around square made of lines with head of Hermes with hat left. 15 mm.
2417	The same front part. Rev. : MOΛΠA(Γ)OPHC. Dionysos’s head with ivy-wreath right within square made of lines. 15 mm.
	Abdera AR Hemidrachm. MOLPAG(...), head of Dionysos left, wreathed in ivy, within square border / griffin springing left.
2418	The same front part. Rev. : ΠPΩTHΣ. Apollo’s laureate head left within square made of lines. 15 mm.
2419	Griffin left. Rev. : Without legend. Concave square; sometimes in the margin orb and letter. 28 mm. Plate LI 25, 26, 27, 28.
2420	ΠEPI. The same image. Rev. : Concave square. 28 mm. Plate LI 29.
2421	ABΔHPITEΩN. Griffin left. Rev. : EΠI ANAΞIΠOΛIOΣ. Apollo’s laureate head right. 23 mm. Plate XV 9.
2422	Griffin advancing left, in frotn of him – eight–pointed star. Rev. : EΠI MANΔPΩNAKTOΣ around square. All that within concave square. 26 mm.
2423	Griffin flying left. Rev. : AΘHNAIOΣ around square made of 4 lines with Dionysos bearded, in mantle, standing left; holding in right hand cup with 2 handles and in left hand – leaf-ended thyrsos. All that within concave square. 24 mm.
2424	Griffin left. Rev. : HΓHΣAΓOPHΣ around square made of 4 lines with head of young man left. All that within concave square. 24 mm.
2425	Griffin left, above – ABΔH. Rev. : EΠI ZHNΩNOΣ. Concave square with Hermes with hat on his head standing right, holding in right hand caduceus; down in front of him cup with 2 handles. 23 mm.
	Thrace, Abdera AR Tetradrachm. Circa 386-375 BC. ABDH, griffin seated left, preparing to spring / EPI ZHNWNOS, Hermes, nude but for cloak, standing right, holding caduceus in right hand, left outstreched; kantharos to right. May 447, Weber 2378.
2426	Other similar with legend: EΠI ΦIΛAIO. 10 mm.
2427	The same front part. Rev. : IPOMNHMΩN around square made of lines with cup with 2 handles. 14 mm.
2428	ABΔH. Griffin flying left. Rev. : ΠPΩTHΣ. Horseman in chlamys galloping right within concave square. 22½ mm.
2429	Griffin flying left. Rev. : AΘHNHΣ. Roe standing left within concave square. 14½ mm.
2430	HΓH. Griffin right with right raised foreleg. Rev. : Concave square divided equally into 4 parts. 16 mm.
2431	. Griffin with wings spread left. Rev. : EΠI BΛOΣYOΣ around convex square; аll that within concave square. 27 мм.
2432	Griffin left. Rev. : EXEKPATHΣ. Aphrodite head left wihtin square made of lines. All that within concave square. 22 mm.
2433	The same front part. Rev. : Y ΣAΣΔION. Dionysos’ bearded head with ivy-wreath right within concave square. 22 mm.
2434	Griffin with wings spread lying left. Rev. : ANAΞIΠOΛIΣ. Pan naked with legs and ears of goat advancing left, with right raised hand, holding in left hand club. 22 mm.
2435	Griffin left with right raised foreleg. Rev. : (EYA) ΓΩΝ. Vase with 2 handles. 22 mm.
	Thrace, Abdera, AR Stater or Tetradrachm on Aegean standard. Ca 410-385 BC. Griffin seated left with right paw raised / EVA-GWN either side of kantheros.
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	Autonomous coins, Bronze.
2436	EΠI ΣIMAΛOY. Apollo’s head left within square made of 4 lines. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Griffin left.
2437	ABΔIPITEΩN. Apollo’s head right. Rev. : MENAN… Griffin seated right; club below.
2438	Apollo’s laureate head right. Rev. : ABΔIPITΩN. Griffin seated left.
2439	ABΔIPITEΩN. Head of young man right within square Rev. : Griffin seated right.
2440	EΠI BOK…The same image. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Griffin seated left.
2441	ABΔ. Griffin seated. Rev. : EΠI EPMOKΛEYΣ. Square with 4 balls.
2442	EΠI EITONOΣ. Head of young man within square. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Griffin seated.
2443	ABΔIPITEΩN. The same head. Rev. : ΘEYΔE. Griffin seated.
	Thrace, Abdera AE14. 3rd century BC. ABDIRITEWN, young male head in linear square / QEUDE below Griffin seated right.
2444	EΠI POΓ…OΣ. Apollo’s laureate head left within square. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Griffin with wings spread seated.
2445	Griffin seated left, with right raised foreleg. Rev. : EΠI EPMΩNAKTOΣ. Square divided into 4 parts with cross . In each part – point .
2446	ABΔIPITEΩN. Head of young man within square of lines. Rev. : EYA… Griffin seated on club.
2447	The same legend. Apollo’s head with radiate wreath within square. Rev. : B ΦIΛI. Griffin between star and club.
2448	ΦIΛIΣ. Apollo’s head with radiate wreath within square; above – winged caduceus. Rev. : Griffin.
2449	ABΔIPITEΩN. Apollo’s head within square. Rev. : EΠI…KΛEOΣ. Griffin seated within square.
2450	Dionysos’s head right, with ivy-wreath. Rev. : ABΔIPITEN. Griffin seated left; in the margin – star.
2451	Hermes’s head right, with hat. Rev. : ABΔIPITΩN. Griffin seated left; with right raised leg.
2452	Griffin lying left. Rev. : KΛEAN. Pan’s bearded head rigth, with ear of goat, rigth.
2453	The same front part. Rev. : YMENAIΩN around square divided equally into 4 parts and in each part – orb.
2454	The same front part. Rev. : MANΔPΩN. Head unbearded right.
2455	Head unbearded, decorated with winged diadem, right. Rev. : PITΩN ABΔH. Griffin lying left; sometimes in the margin – star.
2456	Apollo’s laureate head right. Rev. : EΠI AΛEZANΔ (POY) ABΔHPIT… Griffin flying left.
	Thrace, Abdera. ca 240-202 BC. Æ 21mm. Laureate head of Apollo right / Griffin left; EPI ALEXANDROU above, ABDHRITWN below. SNG Evelpidis 887.
2457	Other – similar; above the Griffin – corn-ear.
2458	The same front part. Rev. : ABΔHPIT…(ME)ΛHΣAΓOPH(Σ). Griffin flying left.
2459	Other – similar, with legend: ΠEIΣAΓO(PHΣ). Note : There are other (similar) coins with image of Pluto’s head (Hades-Serapis) and Zeus’s head.
2460	Griffin. Rev. : EΠ OPXAMO or EΠI MANΔPΩNOΣ or ABΔIPITEΩN. Apollo’s laureate head.
2461	ΦI EPMO or MENAN or EYAN. Griffin seated. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Apollo’s head within concave square.
2462	Griffin seated. Rev. : EΠI ΔIONYΣAΔOΣ or EΠI ΠAPM… within concave square.
2463	ABΔIPITΩN. Griffin. Rev. : EΠI EPMOΣTPATOY. Apollo’s head within square of lines.
	Abdera AE18. 385-347 BC. EPI ERMOS TRA TOU, head of Apollo right in square / ABDIRITWN, griffin springing left.
2464	Hermes’s head. Rev. : EΠI ΔIONYΣA. Griffin seated.
2465	Griffin right with raised foreleg. Rev. : EΠI ΔHMOKPITO. In the middle – lyre. All that within concave square.
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	IMPERIAL BRONZE COINS
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	Tiberius (17 – 37` A.D.)
2465A	TIBERIW SEBASTW. His laureate head right. Rev. : QEO SEBASTW ABDHREITWN. Bare head of Augustus right.
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	Claudius (41 – 54 A.D.)
2465B	Bare head of Augustus left.
	RPC 1728. Claudius & Divus Augustus AE21 of Abdera, Thrace. TIBERIW KLAUDIW KAISARI GERMANIKOW SEBAS, bare head left / QEW SEBASTW ABDHREITWN, bare head of Augustus left. Strack 242, SGI 485.
2465C	Nike standing left on pedestal holding wreath & palm.
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	Nero (37 – 68 A.D.)
2465D	QEO ABDHREITWN, bare head of Augustus (?) left.
2466	NEPΩNI KA ABΔHPEITAI. His laureate head left. Rev. : NIKH NEPON. Nike advancing left holding wreath and palm. Plate VII 14.
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	Vespasian (69 – 79 A.D.)
	Obv: AYTOKPATOPI OYECΠAΣIANΩ.
	- AYT KAICAP OYECΠACIANOC CЄY. His laureate head, right.
	Rev: TITΩ CAICAPI ABΔHPITAI.
	- ABΔIPITEΩN – ABΔHPEITAI.
2467	Titus' unbearded head right. Plate XV 5.
2468	Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm.
	RPC 355. Vespasian Æ 16mm of Abdera, Thrace. Laureate head right / ABDHPEITAI, Nike standing left holding wreath & palm. SNG Cop 386, Moushmov 2468.
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	Vespasian & Domitian
2469	OYECΠACIANΩ AYTOKPATOPI. Vespasiana’s laureate head right. Rev. : ΔOMITIANΩ KAICAPI ABΔHPITAI. Domician’s head right, without wreath. Plate XIV 22. TITVS (79 – 81 A.D.
2470	AYTOK TITOC KAICAP. – Tita’s laureate head right. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN ΔOMITIANOC KAICAP. – Domician’s head.
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	Traianvs Pater
2471	AYTO TPAINW KAIΣAPI CЄBACTW. – Traian’s (son) laureate head right. Rev. : ΓEPMA ΔAKIK ABΔHPЄITAI. – Traian’s (father) laureate head right. Plate XIV 21.
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	Hadrian (117 – 138 A.D.)
2472	…AΔPIAN…His laureate head right. Rev. : …IW ΔI ABΔHPI…Head right.
	Hadrian Æ16 of Abdera, Thrace. ADRIANOC KAICAP, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / ILQEW DI ABDHRITAI, larger, laureate draped & cuirassed bust right. SGI 1123v.
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	Antoninus Pius (138 – 161 A.D.)
2473	AYT KAIC ANTΩNEINOC EYC CEB. His laureate head. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Artemis’s head; behind - crescent moon.
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	Antoninus Pius & Marcus Aurelius
2474	AYT…ANTΩNN. Antonin’s head right, without wreath. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. M. Avreli’s head right, without wreath. Plate XV 10.
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	Faustaina Junior (wife of Marcus Aurelius)
2475	ΦAYCTEINA CEBACTH. Her bust. Rev. : ABΔIPITEΩN. Standing naked figure.
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