MACEDON, Mende. Circa 460-423 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.02 g, 9h). VF.

Triton XXIX
Lot: 103. Estimated: $ 3 000

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 5 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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MACEDON, Mende. Circa 460-423 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 17.02 g, 9h). Inebriated Dionysos, wearing chiton draped from his waist, holding in right hand a kantharos propped on his right knee, reclining left on the back of an ass standing right; to right, crow perched right on bush with two flowers / MEN-Δ-A-IO-N within linear square around vine of five grape clusters within linear square; all within shallow incuse square. Noe, Mende 25 (same dies); AMNG III/2, –; HGC 3, 545; SNG ANS 326 (same obv. die); Athena Fund III 83 (this coin); Dewing 1036 (same dies). Toned, slight roughness and granularity. VF.

From the Stephen Jordan Collection. Ex Athena Fund (Part III, Sotheby’s, 9 December 1993), lot 89.

In his study of the Mende tetradrachms in the Kalliandra hoard, he did not note such, but it appears that the reverse die of Noe 25 is actually the same as Noe 24, but re-engraved. Some of the letters still line up perfectly between the two dies, and what appears to be the remainder of the original linear square is still visible, particularly around the letter A in the ethnic.

The final winners of all Triton XXIX lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 January 2026.

Triton XXIX – Session One – Lot 1-301 will be held Tuesday morning, 13 January 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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