cn coin 52961

Forgery

This type has been forged by Becker and Christodoulos. The example here is not identical to dies of the Christodoulos forgery in the publication by Svoronos. Is in the forgeries collection in the Berlin Coin Cabinet.

Connected to types 2794 🔍

side: both
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Mint: Ainos 🔍 ❐
Region: Thrace ❐
Typology

Date

Obverse

Design: Head of Hermes, right, wearing petasus.
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Reverse

Legend: ΑΙΝΙ

Design: Goat standing right, in incuse square.
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Symbol: caduceus (position: at the bottom right)

Metrology

Denomination: tetradrachm (triple siglos) 🔍 ❐

Material: silver 🔍 ❐

Owner: Unknown, ,
Please note that the current ownership is not confirmed.

Reproduction Owner: Münzkabinett Berlin, Berlin [de] ❐

Citation: Strack and Münzer, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 2. Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos 1. Halbbd., Berlin 1912 p. 165, nr. 288,26 ❐

May, Ainos, its History and Coinage, 474-341 B.C, London 1950 p. 150, nr. 253a ❐

Svorōnos, Synopsis de mille coins faux du faussaire C. Christodoulos, Athenes 1922 nr. 33, pl. B (type, but other dies) ❐

Hill, Becker the counterfeiter, London 1955 p. 65, pl. 3, pic. 35 ❐