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Diobol
| Issuer | Mende |
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| Year | 400 BC - 300 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Dionysos facing right, rendered in fine archaic-to-classical Greek style, adorned with an ivy wreath whose leaves and berries are clearly articulated across the brow. The hair falls in loose, wavy locks behind the neck, and the facial features display a serene, idealized expression characteristic of late 5th- to 4th-century Macedonian coinage. The field is plain, with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse description | A broad-bodied wine amphora with a wide mouth and high, looping handles occupies the centre of the field, rendered in good relief with horizontal ribbing on the body. The ethnic legend ΜΕΝΔΑΙΩΝ is disposed in Greek majuscules around the periphery of the field, identifying the issuing city of Mende in Macedon. The overall design is characteristic of Mendean civic coinage, referencing the city's celebrated wine trade. |
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| Mintage | ND (400 BC - 300 BC) |
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