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Tetradrachm: Grapevine within Square and Incuse Square (reverse)

c. 430 BCE

Greek, minted at Mende

(Chalkidiki)
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Medium
silver
Measurements
Diameter: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Weight: 17.107 g (0.6 oz.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.912.b
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A circular silver coin features a recessed square frame enclosing a grapevine with four bunches. Two stems cross centrally, supporting fruit above and below. Surrounding this inner square, eight angular Greek letters are arranged within a wider square border. The matte gray surface shows dark oxidation in the deep recesses of the vine and lettering. Small indentations mark the irregular left edge of the coin, whose circular form remains otherwise plain.

Tetradrachm: Grapevine within Square and Incuse Square (reverse)

c. 430 BCE

Greek, minted at Mende (Chalkidiki)

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