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Coin of Abdera with head of Apollo, struck under Alexandros

Greek
Classical Period
about 400–350 B.C.
Mint: Thrace, Abdera

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 7.41 gm. Die Axis: 3
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.544
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Apollo right.
Reverse: Griffin reclines left, farther foreleg raised.
Inscriptions in Greek around and below.

ProvenanceBy date unknown: Hans von Aulock Collection; purchased by MFA from Hans von Aulock, May 12, 1965