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Tetradrachm of Abdera with seated griffin, struck under Hegesippos
Greek
Classical Period
473/470–449/448 B.C.
Mint: Thrace, Abdera
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 mm. Weight: 14.83 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.586
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0752.
DescriptionObverse: Griffin sitting up to left with raised wings; above wings, male figure flying to left with wreath in each hand, no wings visible.
Below, olive branch.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Incuse square in which inscription in Greek around raised quadripartite square.
Below, olive branch.
Beaded border.
Reverse: Incuse square in which inscription in Greek around raised quadripartite square.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren