The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. MACEDON. Mende (c.430-420 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.29g,. Dionysos, in a drunken state, holding a kantharos in his right hand, reclining to left, his head looking to right, on an ass walking to right on an exergual line. Rev. MENΔ[A]ION around a vine with five bunches of grapes (Noe, ‘The Mende (Kaliandra) Hoard’, ANS NNM 27, 1926, 71 (this obverse die) / 69 (this reverse die)). Attractive style, lightly toned, obverse nearly extremely fine, reverse very fine. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 18 January 1984 US$ 6,000
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