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Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer Ainos (Thrace)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 383 BC - 381 BC
Value Tetradrachm (4)
Currency Drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 15.42 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered, Incuse
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
462301
References May Ainos# 379
John M. F. May; 1950. Ainos, Its History and Coinage (474-341 B.C). Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom.
, AMNG II# 331
Friedrich Münzer, Max L. Strack, Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer (ed.); 1912. Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands / Band 2.1. Die antiken Münzen Thrakien: Die Münzen der Thraker und der Städte Abdera, Ainos, Anchialos. Georg Reimer, Berlin, Germany.
, CN type# 2944
Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/)
, Traité IV# 1509
Ernest Babelon; 1932. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.4 Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies de la Grèce septentrionale aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France.

Obverse

Head of Hermes facing, slightly left, wearing petasus.

Reverse

Goat standing right, his forelegs close together; to right, amphora; below, astragalos; all within incuse square.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΑΙΝΙΟΝ

Mint

Aenus / Ainos, Thrace, modern-day Enez, Turkey

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Tetradrachm Picture 2 of the example of Tetradrachm
© Münzkabinett - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 18236966
23 mm15.29 g 12h (see more)
FAKE
Picture 1 of the example of Tetradrachm
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
24 mm16.62 g 12h
British Museum electrotype by Robert Ready or his sons (marked R on edge)
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FAKE
Picture 1 of the example of Tetradrachm
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
24 mm18.22 g 12h
Derived from an unsigned British Museum electrotype
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