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Diobol
| Issuer | Ainos |
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| Year | 402 BC - 399 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of Hermes rendered in archaic style, the god depicted with his characteristic broad-brimmed petasos tilted slightly, his gaze turned marginally to his right. The facial features are boldly modelled in high relief, with characteristic archaic stylisation of the eyes and hair. The composition fills the flan with the deity's visage occupying nearly the entire obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | A goat standing to right in a composed, naturalistic posture, its forelegs held closely parallel, rendered with careful attention to musculature and horn detail. A grain ear or grain symbol appears to the right of the animal in the field, serving as a civic emblem. The legend ΑΙΝΙ is inscribed above the goat in archaic Greek characters, identifying the issuing city of Ainos. The reverse design is set within a slightly incuse square field typical of early Thracian coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (402 BC - 399 BC) |
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