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Ancient Coinage of Thrace, Ainos


[May 398 cf]

Ainos or Ainus, a town the River Hebros on the southeastern coast of Thrace

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AMNG_195THRACE: AINOS. c. 435-405 BC.. Silver Diobol, 11mm. Head of Hermes, r., wearing petasos.. / Goat walking, r.; crab beneath forelegs; all within incuse square. TextObvRev
BMC 3Thrace, Ainos AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 455/4-453/2 BC. Head of Hermes right, in close-fitting petasos ornamented with a row of beads / AIN-I, goat standing right; to right, cult-figure of Hermes Perpheraios standing on throne facing right, caduceus on arm of throne, wreath draped on back of throne; all within incuse square. TextImage
May 71Thrace, Ainos AR Tetradrachm. ca 455/4-453/2 BC. Head of Hermes right, in petasos / Goat standing right; to right, cult-figure of Hermes Perpheraios standing on throne right; all within incuse square. SNG Fitzwilliam 1652. TextImage
May 85Thrace, Ainos AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 453/2-451/0 BC. Antiadas, magistrate. Head of Hermes right, in close-fitting petasos inscribed AINI & ornamented with a row of beads / AN-T-I-A-DAS:, goat standing right within linear frame; to right, Pan, horned, standing right, holding pedum in right hand, left hand raised; all within incuse square. TextImage
May 251Thrace, Aenus AR Tetradrachm. ca 412-409 BC. Head of Hermes right, in petasus / Goat walking right, kerykeion before, all in shallow incuse square. SNG Cop 395. TextImage
May 259Thrace, Aenus AR Tetradrachm. Ca 412/11-410/09 BC. Head of Hermes right in petasus / AIN, goat walking right, kerykeion before. TextImage
May 263Thrace, Ainos AR Tetradrachm. ca 412/1-410/9 BC. Head of Hermes right, in petasos / Goat standing right; caduceus to right; all within incuse square. SNG Copenhagen 395. TextImage
May 284Thrace, Ainos AR Diobol. ca 409-407 BC. Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos / AINI, goat standing right, laurel branch to right, all within incuse square. AMNG II 302, SNG Cop 404. TextImage
May 295Thrace, Ainos AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 412/1-410/9 BC. Head of Hermes right, with long hair, in close-fitting petasos ornamented with a row of beads / AIN-I, goat standing right; caduceus to right; all within incuse square. AMNG II 288, BMC 5, SNGCop 395. TextImage
May 307Ainos. c408-406 BC. AR Diobol. Head of Hermes right, in petasos / Goat standing right; crab under raised foreleg. McClean 3847. TextImage
May 398Cf_1Thrace, Ainos AR Tetradrachm. Struck circa 359/8-357/6 BC. Head of Hermes facing slightly left, with long hair & in petasos ornamented with a row of beads / AINION, goat standing right; vertical thunderbolt to right. TextImage
May 398cfThrace, Ainos. ca 376/5-374/3 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Facing head of Hermes, slightly left, in petasos with studded rim / AINION, goat standing right; coiled serpent before. TextImage
May 407vThrace, Ainos AR Tetradrachm. ca 374/3-372/1 BC. Head of Hermes facing slightly left, in petasos / Goat standing right; wreath to right; all within incuse square. Dewing 1273. TextImage
May 413vThrace, Ainos, AR Tetradrachm. Circa 372/71-370/69 BC. Three-quarter facing head of Hermes, head turned slightly left, in petasos with studded rim / AINION, goat standing right, crested Corinthian helmet before. TextImage
May 415Thrace, Aenus AR Tetradrachm. 370-364 BC. Facing head of Hermes, wearing close-fitting petasos / Goat walking right. TextImage
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May 434vThrace. Ainos AR Tetradrachm. ca 359-356 BC. Three-quarters facing head of youthful Hermes, turned slightly towards the left, in petasos with beaded band. / AINON above goat standing right, eagle before. Von Fritze 2. TextObvRev
Moushmov 3831Thrace, Ainos AR Tetradrachm. Ca 372/71-370/69 BC. Facing head of Hermes, slightly left, in petasos with studded rim / AINION, goat standing right; crested Corinthian helmet before. TextImage
Moushmov 3844Thrace, Ainos, AR tetradrachm, Rhodian standard. c 376/5-374/3 BC. Facing head of Hermes, slightly left, wearing petasos / AINION, goat standing right, coiled serpent before, all in incuse square. BMC 21. TextObvRev
Moushmov 3856Thrace, Ainos, AR Diobol. Circa 435-405 BC. Head of youthful Hermes right in patasos / AIN, Goat standing right, caduceus to right. TextImage
Moushmov 3866Thrace, AINOS. c.435-405 BC. Silver Diobol. Head of Hermes right wearing petasos / Goat walking right, crab beneath forelegs. TextObvRev
Moushmov 3874Thrace, Ainos. ca 400-350 BC. Æ 17mm. Laureate head of Apollo right / A-I-N-I-O-N, caduceus; star right. TextImage
Sear #1567Thrace, Ainos AR Diobol. 435-405 BC. Head of Hermes right wearing petasos / goat standing right, club before.
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Sear #1568Thrace, Ainos, AR Tetradrachm. ca 376-373 BC. Facing head of Hermes, looking slightly right,wearing petasos / goat standing right; serpent before AINION. TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Ainos
Search for Thrace, Ainos at CoinArchives.com
Entry for Thrace, Ainos on the Digital Historia Numorum
Moushmov Online's page for Ainos Text
Search for Aenus in the British SNG Volumes' Database at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Search for Aenus in the RPC IV (Antonines) database at the Ashmolean Museum
Search for Ainos at AncientImports.com
Search for Ainos at Incitatus Coins

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