Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer	Mende (Macedon)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	460 BC - 423 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Attic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	17.31 g
Diameter	30 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 139980
References	Noe Mende# 50 Sydney Philip Noe; 1926. The Mende (Kaliandra) Hoard / Volume 27. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , SNG ANS 7# 333 Nancy M. Waggoner; 1987. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 7. Macedonia I (Cities, Thraco-Macedonian Tribes, Paeonian kings). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Dewing# 1042 Leo Mildenberg (ed.), Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.); 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes). , Jameson# 1961 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , Traité IV# 977 Ernest Babelon; 1932. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.4 Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies de la Grèce septentrionale aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France. , Bendenoun# 15 Michel-Max Bendenoun (ed.); 2009. Coins of the Ancient World : History's Priceless Treasures: A Portrait of the JDL Collection. Tradart, Geneva, Switzerland.

Obverse

Dionysos, bearded and wearing himation, holding a kantharos in his extended right hand and ivy branch in his left, reclining left on the back of a donkey walking right; to right, crow perched on a vine to right.

Reverse

Linear square containing a vine with leaves, tendrils and four bunches of grapes.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΜΕΝΔΑΙΟΝ

Mint

Mende, Chalcidian District, modern-day Kalandra, Greece

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (460 BC - 423 BC)							$ 7900	$ 48 000

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Künker Auction 416 Lot 1133	29 Oct 2024	XF	USD 48 396.58 (EUR 42 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Hess-Leu 15, Lucerne 1960, No. 131; NAC 23, Zurich 2002, No. 1172
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Stacks Bowers January 2022 NYINC Auction Lot 4182	14 Jan 2022	XF (NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5)	USD 19 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Ars Classica XXI (1926), lot 1128
© Stacks Bowers
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 79 Lot 7	20 Oct 2014	XF	USD 50 237.18 (CHF 40 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Tradart Genève SA, Genève 1994, lot 43 = Bendenoun 15
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 40 Lot 250	16 May 2007	XF	USD 9419.47 (CHF 7500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Numismatica Ars Classica Summer Sale 2025 Lot 263	30 Jul 2025	VF	USD 8163.54 (CHF 6500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Hirsch 272, 2011, 173
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Stacks Bowers January 2011 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction Lot 2049	7 Jan 2011	VF	USD 4000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Pegasy Buy or Bid 104, 1997, 77
© Stacks Bowers
	Nomos AG obolos 8 Lot 172	2 Dec 2017	VF	USD 10 675.40 (CHF 8500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
From the Jameson collection, Hess-Leu [1], 14 April 1954, 93 and from the Kaliandra Hoard of 1913 (IGCH 358) = Jameson 1961
© Nomos AG
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 54 Lot 753	24 Mar 2010	VF	USD 5651.68 (CHF 4500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Heritage Auctions 2006 January (HWCA) New York Signature Auction 397 Lot 12004	8 Jan 2006	VF	USD 6325.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions 2005 (HWCA) Long Beach Signature Auction 378 Lot 12015	3 Jun 2005	VF	USD 5750.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions