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cn coin 3109

Connected to Type

CN Type 2724 🔍

Mint
Ainos 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 455/454-453/452 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Die
Ain_073_A46 🔍
Design
Head of Hermes, right, wearing petasus with dotted brim and button top.
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Reverse
Die
Ain_073_P57 🔍
Legend
Legend reverse ΑΙΝΙ
Design
Goat standing right; to right below beard, garlanded throne; on this throne cult statue of Hermes (Perpheraios) to right, wearing petasus, in front of him small figure of goat, right; all within incuse square.
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Metrology
Denomination
tetradrachm (triple siglos) 🔍  
Standard: Persian
Material
silver 🔍  
Diameter
26 mm
Weight
16.35 g
Axis
9
Owner

Münzkabinett Berlin, Berlin, de ❐

Owner Inventory No.: 18200492

Provenience: Von Frau Prof. P. von Sallet, Berlin, angekauft. Aus der Sammlung Paur-von Sallet.

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. 157, nr. 260,1, pl. 4.7  ❐

May, Ainos, its History and Coinage, 474-341 B.C, London 1950 p. 62, nr. 73c  ❐

Seltman, Greek coins: A history of metallic currency and coinage down to the fall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms., London: Methuen 1955 pl. 29.8  ❐

Fritze, Die autonomen Münzen von Ainos. Eine chronologische Studie 4, 1909 p. 16, nr. 2, pl. 1.6  ❐

Literature

May, Ainos, its History and Coinage, 474-341 B.C, London 1950 p. 57-63, nr. 67-74, pl. II+III (Symbol with kerykeion next to throne: Nos. 68.69.70.71.74; Symbol with a goat figure on the armrest: Nos. 67.72.73)  ❐

Strack and Münzer, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 2. Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos 1. Halbbd., Berlin 1912 p. 156-157, nr. 259-260 (caduceus: 259; goat: 260)  ❐

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