Bertolami Fine Art
Auction 12 29-30 October 2014
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Thrace, Tetradrachm, Ainos, c. 374-371 BC; AR (g 15,56; mm 24; h 12); Head of Hermes facing, slightly l, Rv. AINION, goat standing r.; at r., wreath. All within incuse square. AMNG II 328; SNG Copenhagen –.
Rare, cabinet tone, porous metal, about extremely fine.
Ainos was an ancient city on the northern coast of the Aegean and it was mainly devoted to trade, thanks to its "dual port". It became an important hub both by the sea towards the Hellespont both the Thrace thanks to the wide valley of the river Ebro.
Rare, cabinet tone, porous metal, about extremely fine.
Ainos was an ancient city on the northern coast of the Aegean and it was mainly devoted to trade, thanks to its "dual port". It became an important hub both by the sea towards the Hellespont both the Thrace thanks to the wide valley of the river Ebro.