Ainos, Diobol (CN type 2873)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 403/402-402/401 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceDiobol in silver struck at Ainos in Thrace dated ca. 403/402-402/401 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2873. Obverse: Head of Hermes facing three-quarters left, wearing petasus. Reverse: Goat standing right, in incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Diobol
- Recorded diameter
- 10–12 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.27 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Ainos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Hermes facing three-quarters left, 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/2873
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2873
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. 206-207, nr. 320-323, pl. IX
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 185, nr. 360
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution