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Tetradrachm of Ainos with head of Hermes
Greek
Classical Period
412–365 B.C.
Mint: Thrace, Ainos
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 15.73 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.614
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0786.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Hermes a little to left of full front, wearing close-fitting cap with beaded border; hair flying loose,
Reverse: In incuse square a goat walking to right.
At right eight-rayed star.
Above, inscription in Greek.
Reverse: In incuse square a goat walking to right.
At right eight-rayed star.
Above, inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren; September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren
Regling did not list this as a Greenwell coin.
Regling did not list this as a Greenwell coin.