Dilitron

Features

Issuer	Messana (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	338 BC - 318 BC
Value	2 Litrai
Currency	Litra
Composition	Brąz
Weight	13.43 g
Diameter	25 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 393216
References	Caltabiano# 732 Maria Caccamo Caltabiano; 1993. La Monetazione di Messana. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Germany. , SNG ANS 4# 393 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 Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes). , HGC 2# 830 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. , Buceti# 118 Giuseppe Buceti; 2010. Monete, storia e topografia della Sicilia greca. Plectica, Messina, Italy.

Obverse

Laureat i brodata głowa Posejdona w lewo. Automatically translated

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΠΟΣΕΙ - [Δ]ΑΝ

Reverse

(en) Ornamental trident, with points upwards, between two opposed dolphins swimming downwards.

Script: grecki

Lettering: Μ - Ε -ΣΣ -[ΑΝΙΩ]Ν

Mint

Messana, Sicily, modern-day Messina, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (338 BC - 318 BC)							$ 580

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Nomos AG Auction 30 Lot 1098	6 Nov 2023	VF	USD 582.74 (CHF 460.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2014 September 3 - 10 Long Beach Expo World Coins Signature Auction - Long Beach 3035 Lot 29014	3 Sep 2014	VF	USD 588.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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