Ainos
AR tetradrachm 16.34 g, 23.5 mm
412/411-401/409 BC
1. May, J.M.F. 1950. Ainos. It's History and Coinage 474-341 B.C. Page 150 #255 and Plate III #255. London: Oxford University Press. 2. von Fritze, Hans. 1909. Die autonomen Münzen von Ainos. In Nomisma. Untersuchungen auf dem Gebie der antiken Münzkunde. IV. von Fritze, Hans and Hugo Gaebler. Page 17 #V and Plate 1 #21. Berlin: Mayer and Müller. 3. Franke, Peter R. and Max Hirmer. 1972. Die Griechische Münze. Plate 137 #422 and Page 98 #422. München: Hirmer Verlag. 4. Brett, Agnes Baldwin. 1974. Museum of Fine Arts. Boston. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Page 206 #779 and Plate 43 #779. New York: Attic Books Ltd.
Obverse
Head of Hermes facing right, beardless in close-fitting petasos with top button and decorative dotted border above brim. Hermes with short, curly hair.
Reverse
Goat walking right over ground line with upright caduceus on right, all in incuse square
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