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Drachm
| Issuer | Ainos (Thrace) |
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| Year | 459 BC - 457 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Facing right in profile, the bearded head of Hermes is rendered in fine archaic Greek style, adorned with a broad-brimmed petasos decorated along its brim with a row of raised pellets. The facial features are naturalistically modelled, with a well-defined nose, slightly parted lips, and a finely articulated eye. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, characteristic of early Thracian silver coinage. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Within a deep incuse square, a goat stands to the right in a static, well-proportioned rendering typical of early Classical Greek die-cutting. In the lower right of the incuse field, an owl is depicted facing, with wings spread. The ethnic legend ΑΙΝΙ appears within the field, identifying the issuing city of Ainos in Thrace. The incuse square has slightly raised borders and shows the characteristic irregular hammer strike of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΙΝΙ |
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