Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer	Messana (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	425 BC - 421 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (20)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	17.33 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 182733
References	Caltabiano# 487-488 Maria Caccamo Caltabiano; 1993. La Monetazione di Messana. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Germany. , SNG ANS 4# 358 Eva Jaunzems; 1977. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 4. Sicily 2 (Galaria-Styella). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , HGC 2# 787 Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. Handbook of Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara) / Volume 2: Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. , Dewing# 652 Leo Mildenberg (ed.), Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.); 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes). , SNG Lloyd# 1095 Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). , BostonMFA# 290 Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. , McClean# 2395 Sidney W. Grose. Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , Hunterian# 10 George MacDonald. Catalogue of Greek coins in the Hunterian collection, University of Glasgow. James Maclehose and Sons, Glasgow, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , Bement# 408 William S. Kundig (ed.); 1924. Collection Clarence S. Bement / Monnaies grecques antiques en or et en argent. Naville & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland (2 volumes). , SNG Munich 5# 650 Peter Robert Franke, Susanne Grunauer-von Hoerschelmann; 1977. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Staatliche Münzsammlung München / Heft 5. Sikelia. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany.

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Obverse

Nymph Messana, wearing a long chiton and holding the reins in both hands, driving a biga of mules walking to right. Above, Nike flying right to crown the mules and in exergue, olive leaf and two berries.

Reverse

Hare springing to right and below, dolphin swimming right.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΜΕΣΣΑΝΙΟΝ

Mint

Messana, Sicily, modern-day Messina, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (425 BC - 421 BC)							$ 1100

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	CNG Auction 121 Lot 116	6 Oct 2022	AU (NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 5/5)	USD 19 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	Numismatica Ars Classica Spring Sale 2020 Lot 140	25 May 2020	XF	USD 8220.71 (CHF 6500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Nomos AG obolos 4 Lot 89	21 Feb 2016	VF	USD 442.65 (CHF 350.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	CNG Auction 100 Lot 1271	7 Oct 2015	VF	USD 1000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Auction 90 Lot 355	23 May 2012	VF	USD 3000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.