Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 245. Estimate $150. Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003. Sold For $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THRACE, Ainos. After 323 BC. Æ 20mm (4.67 gm). Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos / Hermes seated left, holding purse and sceptre. SNG Copenhagen 421; BMC Thrace pg. 81, 42. VF, green patina. Very rare. ($150)
Although Copenhagen places this issue circa 440-415 BC, May's study on Ainos supports the later dating given by BMC.