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300, Lot: 18. Estimate $100.
Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MACEDON, Aineia. Late 5th-4th centuries BC. Æ (17mm, 4.19 g, 8h). Head of Aeneas left, wearing Phrygian cap / Bull left. SNG ANS 75. Fair, rough red and brown patina. Rare.


Aineia (modern Nea Michaniona) was located on the northeast coast of the Chalkidike. It was a comparatively obscure place in ancient times, occupied from the Archaic through the Hellenistic periods. Some fine burial mounds from the city have produced gold treasures, and the city is attested in Athenian fiscal documents. According to legend it was founded by Trojans, who named it after the famous Trojan hero, Aineias (Aeneas).