Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer	Messana (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	412 BC - 408 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (20)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Srebro
Weight	16.51 g
Diameter	27 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 393372
References	Caltabiano# 627 Maria Caccamo Caltabiano; 1993. La Monetazione di Messana. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Germany. , SNG ANS 4# 381 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. , SNG Lloyd# 1106 Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). , SNG Lockett# 832 Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume III - The Lockett Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , BMC Greek# 56 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , BostonMFA# 297 Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. , AMB Basel# 368 Herbert Adolph Cahn, Leo Mildenberg, Roberto Russo, Hans Voegtli; 1988. Griechische Münzen aus Grossgriechenland und Sizilien. Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, Switzerland. , Gulbenkian# 227 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes). , Harrison Woodward# 71 Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson; 1928. Ancient Greek coins in the possession of William Harrison Woodward. Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom.

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Obverse

Nimfa Messana, ubrana w długi chiton i trzymająca wodze w obu rękach, prowadząca bigę mułów w lewo; powyżej Nike lecąca w prawo, aby ją ukoronować; w exergue, ryba; na linii exergue, drobnymi literami, podpis ΣIMIN. Automatically translated

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΣIMIN

Engraver: Simin (Σίμιν)

Reverse

Zając skaczący w lewo; poniżej orzeł z zamkniętymi skrzydłami, siedzący po lewej na skale, pożerający węża trzymanego w rękach. Automatically translated

Script: grecki

Lettering: MEΣΣANION

Mint

Messana, Sicily, modern-day Messina, Italy

Comments

Rizzo pl. XXVII, 9; Pozzi 1096.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (412 BC - 408 BC)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Leu Numismatik Auction 6 Lot 68	23 Oct 2020	VF	USD 9514.64 (CHF 7500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 16 Lot 145	17 Jun 2015	VF	Unsold
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