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English:
Abdera coin from Teos period with griffin on the obverse side, and epigraphic elements (designed and exported in photoshop 5.5 by
me
). Identifiable as the silver tetradrachm, struck by the magistrate Kallidamas (obverse inscription around the griffin), c. 450–430BC, at Abdera (inscription, reverse side).
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Ελληνικά:
Νόμισμα των Αβδήρων σύμφωνα με την τεχνοτροπία των Τηίων αποίκων. Από
ΗΠΣΤΓ
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| Date | 19 June 2005 (original upload date) |
| Source | Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Iustinus using CommonsHelper . |
| Author | Kalogeropoulos at English Wikipedia |
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References
- ↑ Bement, Clarence S. (1921) Descriptive Catalogue of Greek Coins selected from the cabinet , Philadelphia : American Numismatic Society "144 AR [silver] Phoenician Tetradrachm; 14.94 gr.; 27 mm. Obv. Griffin seated l. on a fish, with rounded, feathered wing; around, magistrate's name Καλλιδαμασ; around, circle of dots. Rev. → Αβδηριτων on border of an incuse square; within, smaller linear square in four compartments."