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Tritetartemorion
| Issuer | Mende (Macedon) |
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| Year | 460 BC - 423 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A donkey standing to the right in high relief, rendered with naturalistic musculature and characteristic long ears erect; the animal occupies the full field of this diminutive flan. The design is contained within a neat border of raised dots encircling the entire obverse. No legend or inscription is present. The donkey, a civic emblem of Mende, is depicted with careful attention to anatomical detail despite the small module of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | A lion's scalp shown en face in strong relief, with mane rendered as a series of stylized, symmetrical curving locks framing the broad facial features; the eyes, muzzle, and mane are clearly articulated. The motif is set within a square incuse punch with well-defined straight borders, a technique characteristic of early Greek coinage from the northern Aegean region. The field within the incuse is plain, with no legend or additional devices. The confrontational lion's-head type complements the obverse animal type as a symbol of power and civic identity. |
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| Mint | Mende, Chalcidian District, modern-day Kalandra, Greece |
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