1972.141: tetradrachm of Messana, Sicily
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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
- Permissions
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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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