Ancient Coins, Greek, Macedon, Mende (c.450-425 BC), silver tetradrachm, Dionysos in a drunken state, holding a kantharos in his r. hand, reclining to l., on an ass walking to r., on an exergual line, rev. MEN-ΔA-IO-N around linear frame enclosing a vine with four bunches of grapes, all within an incuse square, wt. 16.97gms. (Noe, Mende (Kaliandra) Hoard, ANS. NNM. 27, 1926, Group III, pl. IX, 84; SNG. ANS. 346), attractive iridescent cabinet tone, nearly extremely fine/very fine, rare
*ex Spink Numismatic Circular, April 2005, vol CXIII, no.2, item GK1521 (illustrated on the front cover)
Estimate: 4000-5000 GBP