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Abdera was built on a hilly, area of the coast and the city quickly developed into an important trading and cultural centre. The silver coins of Abdera, which were minted at the local mint had the Griffin as a symbol on them. Today these coins could be found throughout the whole known world of this historical period. From the coast of the Black Sea to Egypt, and from Mesopotamia and Phoenicia, to Cyrenaica peninsula. At Abdera were born and lived very important poets and philosophers for both the Greek as well as the world culture. The excavations in the region started in the 1950s and are still ongoing, and a lot of things about the private and public life of the people of Abdera came to light. The findings are exhibited at the Archaeological museum of the today’s Abdera town.

Abdera,, was built on a hilly area of the coast, and the city quickly developed, into an important trading, and cultural centre. The silver coins of Abdera,, which were minted at the local mint, had the Griffin as a symbol on them. Today,, these coins could be found, throughout the whole known world of this historical period. From the coast of the Black Sea to Egypt,, and from Mesopotamia and Phoenicia, to Cyrenaica peninsula. At Abdera were born and lived very important poets and philosophers,, for both the Greek, as well as the world culture. The excavations in the region,, started in the 1950s,, and are still ongoing, and, a lot of things about the private and public life of the people of Abdera, came to light. The findings, are exhibited at the Archaeological museum, of the today’s Abdera town.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdera,_Thrace

Abdera (Ancient Greek: Ἄβδηρα) was a major Greek polis on the coast of Thrace. It lay 17 km east-northeast of the mouth of the Nestos River, almost directly opposite the island of Thasos. The site now lies in the Xanthi regional unit of Thrace, Greece. The municipality of Abdera (Modern Greek: Άβδηρα [ˈavðira]) has 19,005 inhabitants (2011).