Description
Circa 460-423 AR tetradrachm, 16.67 gr., 30 mm.
Obv: bearded Dionysos, wearing himation and holding kantharos, reclining to the left on the back of a donkey standing to the right, before: a crow standing on branches to the right.
Rev: ΜΕΝΔΑΙΟΝ around vine with five bunches of grapes in a linear square; all in a shallow incuse square.
Ref: Noe, Mende 56 (same dies); SNG ANS 335. Privately purchased from A. Tkalec AG in 2009.
Old cabinet tone, high relief. Slight corrosion and granularity. Very rare. Nearly extremely fine.
