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Tetartemorion
| Issuer | Mende (Macedon) |
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| Year | 460 BC - 423 BC |
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| Value | Tetartemorion (1⁄24) |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a donkey's head facing left, rendered in archaic Greek style with characteristic elongated ears and a prominent round eye. The effigy is boldly modeled in high relief, occupying the central field of the flan. The design is framed by a beaded border of dots encircling the entire obverse field. The overall style reflects the vigorous, naturalistic engraving tradition of northern Greek mints during the Classical period. |
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| Mintage | ND (460 BC - 423 BC) |
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Mende was better known for wine than for coins — its amphorae were exported across the Mediterranean world — but the city struck a remarkably complete range of denominations, down to this fractional piece worth roughly a quarter-obol. At 0.16g, it would have represented real purchasing power in a market economy comfortable transacting in tiny silver, a practice that still puzzles economists who study how such pieces were handled without constant loss.