Summary
A silver tetradrachm coin from the town of Messana, Sicily, circa 460 BCE.
Mint: Messana.
Reference: BMC Sicily p.101 No.18.
Die axis: 12.
Obverse Description
Hare running to right, olive twig below; around in Greek: {MESSA NION}.
Reverse Description
Struck from badly deteriorated die. Biga of mules advancing right with Nike flying above.
Edge Description
plain
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
461-450 BC
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Issued By
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Previous Collection
Eugene von Guerard, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pre 1880
Listed in Eugene von Guerard's catalogue, vol.1, p.11. Purchased by Eugene von Guerard from Mr Friedlander of Berlin for 3 shillings. The coin became separated from its origin and was found in the NGV Safe during McArthur Bequest incorporation, about 1904. The date 1880 was the year that the National Gallery of Victoria purchased Eugene von Guerard's collection. The NGV Numismatics collection was transferred to the Science Museum of Victoria in 1976. -
Denomination
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Type of item
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Dimensions
27 mm (Outside Diameter), 17.196 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
BMC. Sicily p.101 No.18 Sear 847
[Book] Poole, Reginald S. 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Sicily., 101 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.
[Book] Sear, David R. 1978. Greek Coins and Their Values, Europe. I., 89 Pages
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