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THRACE, Ainos. Circa 455/4-453/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 15.41 g, 1h). Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos with pelleted rim / Goat standing right; to right, term set on garlanded throne right; all within incuse square. May, Ainos, Group XV, 74 (A46/P56); CN Online Type 2724; HGC 3, 1266; McClean 3820 (same dies). Toned, porous, die flaw on obverse. VF.
The legendary founder of Ainos was said to be Ainios, a son of the god Apollo; the Roman poet Virgil apparently confused this name with that of the Trojan hero Aeneas and credits the city’s foundation to him. The main deity of the city was Hermes Perpheraios (”the wanderer”), and it is he who is depicted on the city’s early coinage.
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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session One – Lot 1-318 will be held Monday morning, 18 May 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.
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