TYPE Ancient Greece, Mende (Macedon), 5th c. BC, silver hemiobol, 0.36g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Forepart of ass to right; Rev: Quartered incuse square REFERENCE: SG 1411 var. GRADING: F/VF, scarce ORDER INFO: G1077, $42 The coinage of Mende, a town on the western side of the Macedonian Chalkidiki penninsula, is scarce and attractive. The whole series is heavily based on the Dionysiac cult, with various aspects of it reflected on different issues. An affordable early example with one of Dionysos' companion animals, whose representation here is subtle, but visible.