TYPE Ancient Greece, Mende (Macedon), 424 - 358 BC, silver tetrobol, 2.00g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Head of short-haired beardless Dionysos to right, wreathed in ivy Rev: Kantharos (amphora), Greek legend MEN D AION around, all in incuse square REFERENCE: cf: SG 1413 (obv.), SG 1412 (rev.) GRADING: AVF, obverse porosity, small reverse cut, well centered, rare ORDER INFO: G1078, $72 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 example in a rare type combination.