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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.141
Title
tetradrachm of Messana, Sicily
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
412 - 408 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Messana (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/194031

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.2 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ΜΕΣΣ/Α/Ν/ΙΟΝ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
CC 608

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.141
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Biga of mules, driven by Messana crowned by Victory; two dolphins in exergue.
Reverse: Hare running l.; below head of Pan l.

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973

Verification Level

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