Details
LOT 3075
Thrace, Ainos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 405-357 BC.
Head of Hermes facing three-quarters to left, wearing petasos / Goat standing to right; AINION above, Corinthian helmet before. May 413 (A.249/P.292); HGC 3.2, 1278. Near Very Fine. Delamination on obverse.(14.68gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the Thrax Collection, formed in London between 1991 and 2018.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 58, 20 June 2019, lot 469.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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