Ainos, Diobol (CN type 2887)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 402/401-400/399 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceDiobol in silver struck at Ainos in Thrace dated ca. 402/401-400/399 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2887. 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
- 11–12 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.23 g (mean of 8 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/2887
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2887
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. 211-212, nr. 334-340, pl. IX
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 184-185, nr. 358+359, annot. Nr. 359: Beizeichen dort als Amphora beschrieben. Wird von May richtigerweise zu diesem Typ gelegt, da auch hier nicht Amphora, sondern Korn gezeigt ist.
Research required
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