Ainos, Tetrobol (CN type 2975)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 363/362-361/360 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceTetrobol in silver struck at Ainos in Thrace dated ca. 363/362-361/360 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2975. Obverse: Head of Hermes facing three-quarters left, wearing petasus. Reverse: Goat standing right, in incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Tetrobol
- Recorded diameter
- 13–14 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.39 g (mean of 3 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
- ΑΙΝΙΟΝ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2975
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2975
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. 253-254, nr. 424, pl. X
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 183, nr. 351
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution