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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Mende |
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| Year | 460 BC - 423 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Reverse description | Deep incuse square enclosing a naturalistic grapevine with spreading tendrils, large bunches of grapes, and broad leaves rendered in fine relief against the recessed field, emblematic of Mende's celebrated wine-producing region. A serpent or kantharos element appears at the lower centre of the vine composition. The city ethnic ΜΕΝΔΑΙΟΝ is disposed across the four corners of the incuse square in Greek majuscules: ΜΕΝ across the top and ΔΑΙ-ΟΝ along the sides and bottom, a characteristic arrangement of the Mendean tetradrachm series. The incuse technique and vegetal ornament are hallmarks of northern Aegean mint practice in the fifth century BC. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΜΕΝ-ΔΑΙ-ΟΝ |
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