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Tetrobol
| Issuer | Mende (Macedon) |
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| Year | 510 BC - 480 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | A donkey (mule) standing to right in profile, rendered in archaic relief with characteristic early Macedonian stylization. The animal is depicted with naturalistic musculature, its head lowered slightly, set within a plain circular border. A decorative floral or spiral volute ornament appears in the right field before the animal, a recurring emblematic device on Mendean coinage of this period. The type is the iconic symbol of Mende, referencing the city's name through a visual pun on the Greek word for donkey. |
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| Mint | Mende, Chalcidian District, modern-day Kalandra, Greece |
| Mintage | ND (510 BC - 480 BC) |
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