Tetradrachm of Mende
CoinsGreek5th century BCE

Tetradrachm of Mende

460 BCE-423 BCE

Description

Obverse: Elderly Dionysos l., holding kantharos and reclining on ass r.; crow r. between two branches of a bush. Reverse: MENDAION around, grape vine in linear border; all within incuse square

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Classical period, High
Century
5th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

17.33 g

Provenance

Acq. Spink, 1946

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