Dilitron

Features

Issuer	Messana (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	338 BC - 318 BC
Value	2 Litrai
Currency	Litra
Composition	Bronze
Weight	15.20 g
Diameter	26 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 393739
References	Caltabiano# 710 Maria Caccamo Caltabiano; 1993. La Monetazione di Messana. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Germany. , SNG ANS 4# 391 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. , CNS# 12-13 Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes). , HGC 2# 833 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. , SNG Morcom# 617 Martin Jessop Price, John Morcom; 1995. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Great Britain / Volume 10. The John Morcom collection of western Greek bronze coins. Oxford University Press, Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , SNG Copenhagen# 420 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , Laffaille# 176 Pierre Strauss; 1990. Collection Maurice Laffaille: monnaies grecques en bronze. Monnaies et Medailles, Basel, Switzerland. , Virzi# 1145 . The Tom Virzi Collection of Greek Bronzes.

Obverse

Laureate and bearded head of Poseidon to left.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΠOΣEI-ΔAN

Reverse

Ornate trident head; dolphins downward at sides, city name around.

Script: Greek

Lettering: M-E-Σ-Σ-AN-IΩ-N

Mint

Messana, Sicily, modern-day Messina, Italy

Comments

Pozzi 1106.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (338 BC - 318 BC)

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