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Hemiobol
| Issuer | Mende |
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| Year | 480 BC - 460 BC |
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| Weight | 0.40 g |
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| Reverse description | Incuse square divided into four triangular compartments by a cruciform pattern, struck in deep relief as was standard for early hammered Greek fractional silver. The quadripartite incuse is irregularly executed, reflecting the hand-struck nature of this diminutive denomination. The compartments are plain and undecorated, without supplementary symbols or inscriptions. This reverse type is characteristic of the archaic coinage of Mende in Macedon during the early fifth century BC. |
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| Mintage | ND (480 BC - 460 BC) |
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Mende, the prosperous Macedonian coastal colony on the Pallene peninsula, derived its wealth primarily from wine exports — Mendaean wine was among the most prized in the ancient Mediterranean world and shipped as far as Egypt and the Black Sea. These fractional denominations were the working currency of that trade economy, passing through the hands of merchants, dock workers, and tavern keepers rather than treasuries.
The SNG ANS range cited places this piece within a well-documented die sequence studied from the American Numismatic Society collection.