The Treasury - Ancient Numismatic Art
A CLASSIC OF GREEK NUMISMATIC ART 11376. THRACE, AINOS, Circa 370/69-368/7 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.91 g, 12h). Head of Hermes facing slightly left, wearing petasos / Goat standing right; to right, head of Hermes right, wearing flat-topped petasos. May, Ainos Group LVIII, 415 var. (A251/–), cf. 416 (A251/P296 [rev. die not illustrated); AMNG II –. VF, old cabinet toning. Provenance: Ex Gemini VI (10 January 2010), lot 79.
One of the classics of Greek Numismatic Art, and one of the coins featured in Kraay and Hirmer's wonderful 'Greek Coins' which plates examples of the finest of Greek Coins. Examples just slightly better have sold upwards of $37,000.
$35,000.