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| Issuer | Ainos (Thrace) |
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| Year | 280 BC - 200 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Hermes facing right, wearing a petasos (traveller's hat) with a distinctive raised central crest; the hair is rendered in fine curling locks along the neck and temple. The facial features are modelled in the Hellenistic style, with a clean profile and well-defined jaw. No legend appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A goat standing to the left in the central field, rendered with naturalistic detail including defined musculature and a beard; a small herm (rectangular pillar surmounted by a head) appears to the right of the goat. The ethnic legend ΑΙΝΙΟΝ is split across the field, with ΑΙΝ above and ΙΟΝ below the goat, identifying the issuing city of Ainos in Thrace. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΙΝΙΟΝ |
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