THRACE. Ainos. Circa 357-342/1 BC. Drachm (Silver, 17 mm, 3.93 g, 1 h). Head of Hermes facing, turned slightly to the right, wearing a flat petasos with a button at the top. Rev. AINION Cult statue of Hermes Perpheraios on throne to left; to left, barbytos with five strings. HGC 3.2 1280. May, Ainos, 458. This extremely rare coin is known from just a single combination of dies; this coin embodies the ancient Greek "kalos" in its highest conception. Good extremely fine. For the fascinating story of Hermes Perpheraios see, I. Petrovic, The life story of a cult statue as an allegory: Kallimachos's Hermes Perpheraios, in Divine Images and Human Imaginations in Ancient Greece and Rome, edited by J. Mylonopoulos, Leiden, 2010, pp. 205-224. https://cdn.nomosag.com/auctions/95/video00125.mp4?sv=2023-01-03&ss=b&srt=co&st=2025-03-10T16%3A25%3A27Z&se=2099-03-11T16%3A25%3A00Z&sp=rl&sig=i7RzFAqwYGMJUp3u71BbRyL3HhIAtR%2F8cUnRnTVQfyU%3D&rsct=video%2Fmp4