Ainos, diobol (quarter siglos) (CN type 1908)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 458/457-455/454 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracediobol (quarter siglos) in silver struck at Ainos in Thrace dated ca. 458/457-455/454 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1908. Obverse: Head of Hermes, right, wearing petasus. Reverse: Caduceus; within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- diobol (quarter siglos)
- Recorded diameter
- 10–11 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.21 g (mean of 5 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
- Caduceus; within incuse square.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΙ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Recorded findspots
- Pazardžik (Пазарджик)
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1908
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 1908
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. 54-57, nr. 58-66
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 156, nr. 256
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution