1972.129: Tetradrachm of Ainos
CoinsWithin the circle on the left is the head of a man facing right. He is clean shaven with short hair and wearing a round brimmed hat. Small dots surround the brim. The circle on the right depicts a standing goat facing right within a large square. Infront of the goat on the right is a stone statue consisting of a pillar with human head. Above the horns of the goat are Greek characters spelling A I N I.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1972.129
- Title
- Tetradrachm of Ainos
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 460 - 450 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Ainos (Thrace)
- Period
- Classical period, Early
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/195247
Location
- Location
-
Level 3, Room 3400, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Greece in Black and Orange
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 16.55 g
- Die Axis
- 7
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Reverse Inscription: AINI
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- May 71 (this coin)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
- Accession Year
- 1972
- Object Number
- 1972.129
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obverse: Head of Hermes wearing pilos to right
Reverse: Goat standing to right in front of a herm; the whole in incuse square.
Publication History
- The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)
Exhibition History
- The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
- 32Q: 3400 Greek, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050
Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Coins
Verification Level
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