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Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer Mende (Macedon)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 460 BC - 423 BC
Value Tetradrachm (4)
Currency Attic drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 17.17 g
Diameter 29 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered, Incuse
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
571037
References Noe Mende# 43
Sydney Philip Noe; 1926. The Mende (Kaliandra) Hoard / Volume 27. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States.
, Dewing# 1041
Leo Mildenberg (ed.), Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.); 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes).
, Pozzi# 788
Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland.
, SNG Spencer-Church# 121
Edward George Spencer-Churchill; 1931. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (Great Britain) / Volume 1.1. The Collection of Capt. E.G. Spencer-Churchill, M.C., of Northwick Park: The Salting Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom.
, SNG Ashmolean# 2294
Oxford University Press (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume V - Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (7 volumes).

Obverse

Inebriated Dionysos, holding kantharos, reclining left on back of an ass standing right; to right, Silenos standing right, holding thyrsos.

Reverse

Ethnic arrayed around vine of five grape clusters; all within incuse square.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΜΕΝΔΑΙΟΝ

Mint

Mende, Chalcidian District, modern-day Kalandra, Greece

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Tetradrachm Picture 2 of the example of Tetradrachm
© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, HCR126799
29.2 mm17.17 g 5h
SNG Ashmolean III, 2294
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Picture 1 of the example of Tetradrachm
© LHS Numismatik
16.8 g 3h
LHS Numismatik Auction 95, lot 562; ex Hess-Leu 19, 12 April 1962, 162; from Kaliandra Hoard of 1913 (IGCH 358)
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