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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Ainos |
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| Year | 400 BC - 370 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (400 BC - 370 BC) |
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Ainos, a Thracian coastal city near the mouth of the Hebros River, was one of the few Greek poleis in the region to maintain meaningful autonomy through the late fifth and early fourth centuries, squeezed between Macedonian expansion to the west and intermittent Persian pressure from the east. Its coinage was prolific enough to suggest a robust local economy built on transit trade along the Thracian interior routes. The city fell under Athenian influence during this precise window, and tetradrachms of this type were likely instrumental in paying tribute obligations.
The May and Nanteuil references place this piece within a well-documented sequence, with die linkage studies by May remaining the primary tool for dating individual specimens within the 400–370 bracket.