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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Mende |
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| Year | 510 BC - 480 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Noe Mende#– 7#298 |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square divided into four triangular recessed compartments arranged in a windmill or mill-sail pattern, each section sunk at alternating depths to create the distinctive pinwheel effect. The incuse is deeply struck and crisply defined, characteristic of the early archaic hammered technique employed at Mende. The overall surface of the reverse flan is rough and irregular, with no inscription or additional device present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Mende was one of the most prolific wine-producing cities in the Chalcidice, and its early coinage circulated heavily through Aegean trade networks at a moment when Greek silver was effectively the reserve currency of the eastern Mediterranean. The city's output in this period preceded the Persian Wars disruptions that shuttered or displaced several northern Aegean mints entirely.
The Noe sequence for this type remains the primary reference decades after publication, though die linkage studies have since complicated the chronology within the 510–480 window.