Tetradrachm Antiadas 453 BC - 450 BC

Reverse

Goat standing right in linear square; ΑΝΤ-ΙΑΔΑΣ: around; to right, Pan standing right on base, cradling lagobolon in right arm and raising left hand; all within incuse square

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΑΝΤ-ΙΑΔΑΣ

Comment

De Sartagis 167.

Comment from CNG: "As noted by May, the tetradrachms of his Group XVI are “unique among the coinage of Ainos,” in that the ethnic was moved from the reverse and placed on Hermes’ petasos, while the goat was framed by a linear square around which was placed the name of Antiadas and the figure of Pan. Both the placement of the ethnic on the obverse and the addition of a magistrate’s name and symbol to the reverse are unlike all the other silver tetradrachms of Ainos, before and after, and these innovations were probably influenced by similar tetradrachms issued contemporaneously at the mints of Abdera and Maroneia. It is uncertain why these innovations were not continued in the subsequent series, but perhaps the answer lies in the lengthy pause between the end of the present series, circa 451/0 BC, and the beginning of the subsequent one, circa 435/4 BC. May’s Group XVI coinage is also the only instance where a magistrate’s name is found on the coins of Ainos, and this series is arguably the most intricate of all the profile bust tetradrachm series issued there in the early-mid 5th century."

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