Tetradrachm

€423,682.00
IssuerMende
Year460 BC - 423 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueTetradrachm (4)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionSilver
Weight17.29 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered, Incuse
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Noe Mende#61 , Kraay&Hirm#403 Lockett
Obverse descriptionDionysos, bearded, and with his head facing turned slightly to left, wearing an ivy wreath and a chiton, holding a kantharos in his right hand and a thyrsos in his left, reclining to right on the back of a donkey walking to right; below, ivy branch.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionRaised square bearing a vine with four bunches of grapes; all within shallow incuse square.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΜΕΝΔΑΙΟΝ
Edge
Mint
MintageND (460 BC - 423 BC)  - -
Catalog ID6827599610
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