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cn coin 3323

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CN Type 2724 🔍

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Ainos 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 455/454-453/452 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Design
Head of Hermes, right, wearing petasus with dotted brim.
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Reverse
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, with a small caduceus in front of him; all within incuse square.
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Metrology
Denomination
tetradrachm (triple siglos) 🔍  
Standard: Persian
Material
Diameter
25 mm
Weight
16.67 g
Axis
1
Owner

Münzkabinett Berlin, Berlin, de

Owner Inventory No.: 18215387

Provenience: Bei L. und L. Hamburger in Frankfurt am Main aus Katalog Hamburger vom 15.10.1890 Nr. 316 Taf. 1 (Martini).

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. 156-157, nr. 259.3 

Regling, Die antike Münze als Kunstwerk, Berlin 1924 nr. 353, pl. 15 

May, Ainos, its History and Coinage, 474-341 B.C, London 1950 p. 60, nr. 69c 

Schultz, Antike Münzen: Bildheft zur Ausstellung des Münzkabinetts in der Antikensammlung im Pergamonmuseum, Berlin 1997 nr. 72 

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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cn coin 3323, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/CN_3323 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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