Ancient Greek coin – HCR42632

Obverse

Inscription:

-]ΜΙΑ[- (on exergue line)

Design:

Mule cart driven by female charioteer, left; Nike flying, right (above); fish, left (in exergue); linear border

Reverse

Inscription:

[ΜΕΣΣΑΝΙΩΝ] (worn, above)

Design:

Hare bounding, left; eagle standing on rock, attacking snake, left (below); linear border

Information

Period

Greek

Mint

Messana

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

412 BC – 408 BC (According to Caltabiano)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

16.76

Axis

Diameter (mm)

27.3

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

25/10/1955

Source

Executors of the late R. C. Lockett; Glendining 25/10/1955 (Lockett), 712 = SNG Lockett, no. 832; Naville IV (18/06/1922), 278; Sotheby 15/06/1896 (Bunbury), 355; ex Evans

Acquisition credit

Presented by the Executors of the late R. C. Lockett, 1955.

Issue

Zancle-Messana as Messana

Reference

SNG Ashmolean II : 1850

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0502_1850

Reference

SNG Lockett : no. 832

Reference

Caltabiano Messana : 627/19

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano_1993.599-632

Contributors to this coin record

vheuchert, gthompson