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The Ancient Coinage of Ainos

Listed by Moushmov Number

Including additional items for this online edition, with numbers in italics.
AENOS (450 – 400 B.C.)
next to the creek of Maritsa river
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Autonomous coins.

Silver

3823 Hermes’s head with hat right; around the hat – row of marguerites. Rev. : INIA. Goat right; at the front – valve. All in concave square. 25 mm.
3824 Hermes’s head with hat left. Rev. : AINI. The same image. 23 mm.
3825 Other similar, fly instead of the valve. 25 mm.
3826 Other with caduceus in the margin. 23 mm. Plate XXI 6.
3827 Hermes’s head with hat right, with the legend on it: AINI. Rev. : ANTIAΔAΣ around a square and goat standing right within. Outside of the square, at the front – Pan standing. All in concave square. 24 mm.
3828 Hermes’s head left. Rev. : AINI. Goat right within concave square. 15 mm.
3829 Hermes’s head left. Rev. : AIN. Goat right within concave square. 12 mm.
3830 The same front part. Rev. : AI. Caduceus. 8 mm.
3831 Hermes’s head with hat opposite. Rev. : AINION. Goat standing right; in front – helmet. 23 mm.
Thrace, 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.
3832 Other similar; in the margin eagle. 23 mm.
3833 Other; in the margin wreath. 23 mm.
3834 Other with torch. 12 mm.
3835 Hermes’s head with hat opposite. Rev. : AINION. Throne and above – standing herm. 15 mm. Plate XXI 13.
3836 Hermes’s head with hat. Rev. : AINI. Goat and crab. 23 mm.
3837 The same head right. Rev. : AINI. Goat right; in front – herm. 25 mm. Plate XXI 7 and 9.
3838 The same; leaf instead of the herm. 24 mm. Plate XXI 12.
3839 The same head. Rev. : AINI. Goat advancing right; at the front - crescent moon and ivy-leaf. 24 mm. Plate XXI 10.
3840 The same head left. Rev. : AINION. Goat advancing right; in front – lyre. 24 mm.
3841 Hermes’s head with hat opposite. Rev. : AIN. Goat right; in front – olive-branch. 24 mm.
3842 The same head. Rev. : AINIO. Goat standing and in front – burning torch. 24 mm.
3843 Hermes’s head with hat opposite. Rev. : AINION. Goat right; in front – spearhead. 24 mm.
3844 The same head. Rev. : AINION. Goat and in front – coiled serpent with head aloft. 27 mm.
Thrace, 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.
3845 The same head. Rev. : AINION. Throne and on it seated man in mantle, holding in right hand valve; in the margin – star. 15 mm.
3846 Hermes’s head with hat opposite. Rev. : AINION. Throne with herm and ear on it. 16 mm.
3847 The same; in the margin – vase. 15 mm.
3849 Hermes’s head with hat right. Rev. : AIN. Goat right and in front – human figure standing. 12 mm.
3850 Hermes’s head with hat opposite. Rev. : AINION. Goat advancing right; in front – hipokamp (sea horse ). 24 mm. Plate XXI 3.
3851 Hermes’s head with hat opposite. Rev. : AINION. Throne with herm on it; in the margin – caduceus. 16 mm.
3852 The same front part. Rev. : AINION. Goat right; next to it – serpent. 12 mm.
3853 The same front part. Rev. : AINION. Goat right; right; in front – bee. 13 mm. Plate XXI 14.
3854 The same front part. Rev. : AINION. Goat right; in the margin – herm. 14 mm. Plate XXI 5.
3855 Hermes’s head with hat right. Rev. : AI. Caduceus. 10 mm. Plate XI 11.
3856 Hermes’s head with hat right. Rev. : AIN. Goat advancing right. 10 mm.
Thrace, Ainos, AR Diobol. Circa 435-405 BC. Head of youthful Hermes right in patasos / AIN, Goat standing right, caduceus to right.
3857 The same front part. Rev. : AINION. Goat right; in front – herm. 10 mm. Plate XXI 8.
3858 The same front part. Rev. : AINI. Goat right; in front – two-pointed hatchet. 14 mm.
3859 The same front part. Rev. : AINI. Goat right; in front – vase with two handles. 12 mm.
3860 The same front part. Rev. : AINI. Goat grazing right. 11 mm.
3861 Hermes’s unbearded head right, covered with hat, which fringe is decorated with pearls and on the top other pearl. Rev. : AINI. Goat right; in front – Silen’ s mask opposite. 23 mm.
3862 Hermes’s head with hat right. Rev. : AINI. Goat advancing right; in front – rooster. 14 mm. Plate XXI 15.
3863 Hermes’s head opposite. Rev. : AINI. Goat left; in front – herm. 13 mm. Plate XXI 16.
3864 Hermes’s head opposite. Rev. : AINION. Goat right; in front – tripod. 25 mm. Plate XXI 2.
3865 Hermes’s head with hat right. Rev. : AINI. Goat right; in front – hound. All in concave square. 24 mm. Plate XXI 4.
3866 Hermes’s head with winged hat right. Rev. : AINI. Horse grazing right. Under its right foreleg – crab. 15 mm.
Thrace, AINOS. c.435-405 BC. Silver Diobol. Head of Hermes right wearing petasos / Goat walking right, crab beneath forelegs.
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Bronze: (300 – 200 B.C.)

3867 Hermes’s head with hat right. Rev. : AINION. Caduceus and thunderbolt.
3868 The same head left. Rev. : Caduceus and valve. Plate XXI 12.
3869 The same front part. Rev. : AINI. Caduceus and vase.
3870 Hermes’s head right. Rev. : AINI. Caduceus; sometimes bunch of grapes.
3871 Zeus’s diademed head right; sometimes below – monogram. Plate XXII 1. Rev. : AINIΩN. Hermes standing with purse and caduceus.
3872 Helmeted head. Rev. : AINION. Goat.
3873 Hermes’s head with hat left. Rev. : AINION. Man seated on a throne left, holding in left hand sceptre.
3874 Apollo’s laureate head. Rev. : AINION. Caduceus and star.
Thrace, Ainos. ca 400-350 BC. Ć 17mm. Laureate head of Apollo right / A-I-N-I-O-N, caduceus; star right.
3875 Bearded head right. Rev. : AINION. Bearded figure; in the margin – caduceus.
3876 Hermes’s head without hat; behind – caduceus. Rev. : AINIΩN. Aesklepios standing, holding serpent entwined staff.
3877 The same front part. Rev. : The same legend. Aesklepios seated. Plate XXI 18.
3878 The same front part. Rev. : The same legend. Man half-naked seated on prow left, holding branch. Plate XXI 19.
3879 Hermes’s head with hat right. Rev. : AINIΩN. Goat right.
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Lysimachos (323 – 281 B.C.)

3880 King’s head tied with ribbon and decorated with horns of a ram, right. Rev. : BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY. Athena seated on a throne left, holding in right hand Nike. Next to the throne – shield; below – monogram. 32 mm. Plate XXI 1.
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Imperial bronze coins. CARACALLA (198 – 217 A.D.)

3881 AYT K M AYP CEY ANTΩNEINOC . – His bust in chlamys left, armed with spear and shield. Rev. : AINIΩN. – Combatant standing ( Dioscuri ?), holding horse’s bridles. Plate VII 30.
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