Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer	Messana (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	425 BC - 421 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (20)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	17.29 g
Diameter	29 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 275909
References	Caltabiano# 481 Maria Caccamo Caltabiano; 1993. La Monetazione di Messana. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Germany. , SNG Spencer-Church# 44 Edward George Spencer-Churchill; 1931. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (Great Britain) / Volume 1.1. The Collection of Capt. E.G. Spencer-Churchill, M.C., of Northwick Park: The Salting Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom. , Pozzi# 491 Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland.

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Obverse

The Nymph Messana, wearing chiton and peplos, standing right, holding a goad in her right hand and the reins in both, driving a biga of mules walking to right; above, Nike flying right holding wreath to crown the mules; in exergue, olive sprig with berry.

Reverse

Hare springing to right; below, fly seen from above.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΜΕΣΣΑΝΙΟΝ

Mint

Messana, Sicily, modern-day Messina, Italy

Comments

Rizzo pl. XXVI, 1.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (425 BC - 421 BC)							$ 19 000

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Nomos AG Auction 21 Lot 76	21 Nov 2020	XF	USD 27 526.07 (CHF 21 780.00) (incl. buyer's premium)
Ex Leu Numismatics 76, 27 October 1999, 41; Numismatic Fine Arts V, 23 February 1978, 38; from the collection of V. M. Brand, Hess-Leu 45, 12 May 1970, 49; Hirsch XIX, 11 November 1907, 204
© Nomos AG
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 133 Lot 13	21 Nov 2022	VF	USD 25 276.46 (CHF 20 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	The New York Sale Auction 27 Lot 144	4 Jan 2012	VF	USD 19 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Naville 1, 1921, Pozzi, 491; Ars Classica XVI, 1933, Spencer-Churchill, 564; M&M 6, 1946, 554; Glendining’s 13December 1963, Foreign amateur, 133 = SNG Spencer-Churchill 44 = Pozzi 491
© The New York Sale
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Künker Auction 257 Lot 8078	10 Oct 2014	VF	USD 3249.91 (EUR 2800.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Künker Auction 226 Lot 212	11 Mar 2013	VF	USD 3714.18 (EUR 3200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 195 Lot 50	7 Mar 2011	VF	USD 4062.39 (EUR 3500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung