Tetradrachm of Mende, from the Asyut Hoard, Egypt, 1968
CoinsGreek6th-5th century BCE

Tetradrachm of Mende, from the Asyut Hoard, Egypt, 1968

500 BCE-480 BCE

Description

Asyut Hoard No. 200: Mule, left, with test cut; rev: mill-sail incuse.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical
Century
6th-5th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

17.28 g

Provenance

Purchased from Frank L. Kovacs. Coin is from the Asyut hoard found in 1968.

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