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| Issuer | Mende |
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| Year | 430 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | A bird, likely a raven or crow — a symbol associated with the coinage of Mende — stands in profile to the right, rendered in crisp archaic style within a shallow incuse square. The ethnic legend MENΔA is distributed around the bird in Greek capitals, with letters occupying the corners and margins of the incuse field. The incuse square technique is characteristic of early Macedonian and Chalcidian fractional silver coinage. The design is compact yet carefully executed, reflecting the skilled die-cutting tradition of the region. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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