Tetradrachm of Mende
Tetradrachm of Mende
Place of OriginGreece, Mende
Dateabout 450-423 BCE
MediumCoin; die-stamped silver
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Elmer and Dennis Kapp
Object number
1982.222
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DescriptionObverse: Dionysos reclining on a mule and holding a Kantharos.
Reverse: MEN?AION and palmettes arranged in a square incuse.
Label TextThe Macedonian city of Mende was famed for its wine. Its distinctive coinage shows Dionysos, god of wine, riding a donkey.
about 320-319 BCE
321-281 BCE
68-54 BCE
about 101 BCE
about 112 CE
134-138 CE
early 2nd century BCE
121-96 BCE
145-142 BCE
about 99-94 BCE
about 83 BCE
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