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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Ainos (Thrace) |
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| Year | 467 BC - 465 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Hermes in right profile, wearing a broad-brimmed petasus adorned with a dotted band along the brim. The facial features are rendered in fine early Classical style, with a strong jawline, almond-shaped eye, and neatly delineated hair curling beneath the hat. The modeling is confident and high-relief, characteristic of the skilled Thracian die-cutters of the period. No legend appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A he-goat, the civic emblem of Ainos, stands to the right in a bold, naturalistic pose within a shallow incuse square with rounded corners. The animal is rendered with careful anatomical detail, including a prominent beard, musculature, and upturned tail. To the lower right of the goat, a kantharos (two-handled drinking cup) is depicted as a secondary symbol in the field. The Greek ethnic legend ΑΙΝΙ is inscribed along the upper border of the incuse square, identifying the issuing city. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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