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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.653
Title
Tetradrachm of Messana
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
420 BCE-410 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Messana (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/188507

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.11 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
tetradrachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robinson coll. (Chapman, 1913)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
CC, ser. XIII, no. 492.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.653
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Biga of mules r. driven by standing female charioteer (the nymph Messana); above, Nike walking on reins; in exergue, two dolphins; border of dots.
Reverse: MESSANION; hare running r.; below, dolphin; border of dots.Obv.: Biga of mules r. driven by standing female charioteer (the nymph Messana); above, Nike walking on reins; in exergue, two dolphins. Border of dots.
Rev.: MESSANION Hare running r.; below, dolphin. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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