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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.656
Title
Tetradrachm of Messana
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 410 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Messana (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/188754

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.1 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
tetradrachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Arthur Evans [1], London (by 1898), sold; [through Sotheby, London, “Evans sale,” January 20, 1898, lot 66]. Charles Stanford, (by 1907), sold; [through Sotheby, London, “collection of a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries sale,” December 6, 1907, lot 33]. [Glendining, London, “Strickland and others” sale, April 25-26, 1939, lot 141]. [Münzhandlung, Basel], sold; to Arthur Stone Dewing [2], Cambridge, MA (from 1945), lent; to Fogg Art Museum (from 1965)
1. Arthur John Evans (1851-1941)
2. Arthur Stone Dewing (1880-1971). Bought on February 13, 1945 according to Dewing’s inventory card.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
CC, ser. XVA, no. 612.

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
1.1965.656
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Biga of mules l. driven by nymph Messana; above, Nike flying r. to crown the charioteer; in exergue, two dolphins. Border of dots.
Rev.: MESSANION (retrograde). Hare running l.; below, head of Pan l. Border of dots.

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