Issuer | Messana (Sicily) |
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Type | Standard circulation coin |
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. W. de Gruyter, Berlin, Germany.
SNG ANS 4# 358,
Eva Jaunzems; 1977. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum / Part 4. Sicily 2 (Galaria-Styella) : The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.
HGC 2# 787,
Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series / Volume 2. Handbook of Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara) : Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - London, United Kingdom.
Dewing# 652,
Leo Mildenberg, Silvia Hurter; 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.
SNG Lloyd# 1095,
Andrew Meadows, Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward S. G. Robinson; 1933. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (Great Britain) / Volume 2. The Lloyd Collection / Parts 1-2. Etruria to Thurium. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom.
BostonMFA# 290, And 3 more volumes.
Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
McClean# 2395
Sidney W. Grose; 1923. Fitzwilliam Museum / Volume 1. Western Europe, Magna Graecia, Sicily : Catalogue of the McClean Collection of Greek Coins. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
And 2 more volumes. |
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.
Hare springing to right and below, dolphin swimming right.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΜΕΣΣΑΝΙΟΝ
SNG Hunterian 10; SNG Munich 650; Bement 408.
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Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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ND (425 BC - 421 BC) | $ 990 |
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Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price |
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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 7208.52
(CHF 6500.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Nomos AG obolos 4 Lot 89 |
21 Feb 2016 | VF |
USD 388.15
(CHF 350.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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CNG Auction 100 Lot 1271 |
7 Oct 2015 | VF |
USD 1000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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CNG Auction 90 Lot 355 |
23 May 2012 | VF |
USD 3000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. |