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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Mende (Macedon) |
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| Year | 460 BC - 423 BC |
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| Weight | 17.23 g |
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| Reverse description | A linear incuse square frames a naturalistic vine bearing four prominent bunches of grapes, the central motif of Mende's celebrated coinage and a direct allusion to the city's renowned wine production. The ethnic legend ΜΕΝΔΑΙΟΝ is distributed in four segments around the exterior of the linear square, reading ΜΕΝ – ΔΑ – ΙΟ – Ν. The entire design is set within a deeply impressed incuse square, a hallmark of early Classical Greek struck coinage. The rendering of the vine is detailed and crisp, reflecting the high artistic standard of Mendean die engravers of the fifth century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Mende, Chalcidian District, modern-day Kalandra, Greece |
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