Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer	Messana (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	428 BC - 426 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (20)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	17.33 g
Diameter	26.0 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 187638
References	Caltabiano# 469 Maria Caccamo Caltabiano; 1993. La Monetazione di Messana. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Germany. , AMB Basel# 362 Herbert Adolph Cahn, Leo Mildenberg, Roberto Russo, Hans Voegtli; 1988. Griechische Münzen aus Grossgriechenland und Sizilien. Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, Switzerland. , SNG Copenhagen# 398 var. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , SNG Lloyd# 1090 var. Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes).

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Obverse

The Nymph Messana seated right, holding the reins in both hands, driving a biga of mules walking to right; above, Nike flying left to crown her. In exergue, laurel leaf

Reverse

Hare springing to 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 (428 BC - 426 BC)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Nomos AG Auction 11 Lot 30	9 Oct 2015	XF	USD 12 009.52 (CHF 9500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Triton XVIII Lot 368	6 Jan 2015	VF	USD 8000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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