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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Ainos (Thrace) |
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| Year | 363 BC - 356 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of Hermes rendered in fine archaic-to-classical transitional style, depicted full face with wavy hair swept back and secured by a broad taenia or diadem adorned with a row of pellets along the upper border. The god's features are rendered with characteristic Thracian die-engraving quality, displaying large almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and slightly parted lips framed by loose curling locks falling to either side. The portrait fills nearly the entire flan, with no surrounding legend, the plain field lending emphasis to the sculptural relief of the effigy. |
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| Reverse description | A goat stands in profile to the right in the center of the field, its head turned back over its shoulder with a prominent curved horn visible; the animal is rendered in fine relief with naturalistic musculature. In the upper left field, the ethnic legend ΑΙΝΙΟΝ is inscribed in Greek characters. To the right of the goat stands a herm (a rectangular pillar surmounted by a head), the civic badge of Ainos, serving as a secondary symbol. A small additional symbol, possibly a flower or rosette, appears in the upper left field near the legend. The composition is well-balanced within the broad, slightly irregular flan typical of Thracian silver coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΙΝΙΟΝ |
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