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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Aineia |
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| Year | 510 BC - 480 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Aineias, the Trojan hero, depicted in archaic Greek style striding to the right, carrying his aged father Anchises on his left shoulder; the figures are rendered in high relief with bold, energetic modelling characteristic of the late Archaic period. Anchises is shown seated upon his son's shoulder, grasping him firmly, in a composition that directly references the legendary flight from Troy. The field is unadorned, with no legend or inscription, the narrative imagery serving as the sole civic emblem of the mint. The strike is typical of early Macedonian coinage, with a somewhat irregular flan and strong central relief. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Aineia was a small Macedonian coastal settlement near the head of the Thermaic Gulf, its coinage exceptionally rare and poorly documented in ancient sources. This tetradrachm falls within the archaic period of northern Greek minting, when Macedonian and Thracian cities briefly produced silver coinage of surprising weight and quality before larger powers absorbed or eclipsed them. The Asyut hoard association is significant — that Egyptian find, buried around 475 BC, contained early northern Greek silver and remains one of the primary archaeological anchors for dating this entire regional coinage.