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Silver Drachm from Abdera - Griffin
Silver Drachm from Abdera - Griffin
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Greece, Thrace, Abdera, ca. 360 BCE to 347 BCE. OBVERSE: Griffin laying left, Greek inscription above and below. REVERSE: Head of Apollo right with a magistrates name around. Sear 1554. Size: 2.52 grams, 15 mm.

Abdera was an important ancient city on the Thracian coast, eleven miles east-northeast of the mouth of the Nestos River, almost directly opposite the island of Thasos. Some of the most stylistically pleasing coinage of the ancient world was struck in this Thracian city. Many of these coins bringing top dollar in international ancient coin auctions.

Provenance: private Healy collection, Studio City, California, USA, acquired over the last twenty years

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Silver Drachm from Abdera - Griffin

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