Ainos, tetradrachm (triple siglos) (CN type 1903)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 459/458-458/457 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracetetradrachm (triple siglos) in silver struck at Ainos in Thrace dated ca. 459/458-458/457 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1903. Obverse: Head of Hermes, right, wearing petasus. Reverse: Goat standing right, in incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- tetradrachm (triple siglos)
- Recorded diameter
- 25–26 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 16.47 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Ainos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Persian
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Hermes, right, wearing petasus.
- Reverse type
- Goat standing right, in incuse square.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΙΝΙ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1903
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 1903
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 45-46, nr. 40-41, pl. II
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 158, nr. 265
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution