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Tipsy Bacchus on Ass's Back


Mende, Macedon, AR tetradrachm (460-423 BC).
Obv.: Tipsy (horned?) Bacchus reclining l. on ass's back
Rev.: Vine with six grape clusters, in Greek characters MENDAION surrounding
Related Links:
Bacchus' Rites or Triumph / Bacchus out of Bounds / Bacchus Turn'd Doctor
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