MK-MS-Uni | Messana ca. 488-461 v. Chr.

Image files are licensed Public Domain Mark 1.0. Münster, Archäologisches Museum der Universität, ID3151. Photographs by Katharina Martin.

Messana ca. 488-461 v. Chr.
	Münster, Archäologisches Museum der Universität Archaeological Museum, Exhibition AM-15 Sicily - Arethusa's Island
Inventory no	M 6230
Obverse	Wagenlenker hockt auf einer Maultierbiga n. r., unter der gepunkteten Bodenlinie ein Lorbeerblatt mit Beere.
Reverse	MESSΕ-Ν-ΙΟΝ [links umlaufend, runde, retrograde S statt Σ]. Hase springt nach r.
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 488-461 v. Chr. Classical
Denomination	Tetradrachm Tetradrachm An ancient coin, mostly struck in silver, valued four drachms.
	Silver ; 17,44 g; 28 mm; 7 h
Production	struck
Mint	Messana-Messina
Region	Sicilia
Country	Italy
Publications	M. Caccamo Caltabiano, La monetazione di Messana, AMuGS 13 (1993) Nr. 27-38, 46-84, 86-226 (ca. 488/87-462/61 v. Chr.); O. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Sicily (including Lipara), HGC 2 (2012) 222 f. Nr. 779 (ca. 480-462/461 v. Chr.).
Web Portals	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano_1993.27-226
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
previous Owner	Klaus Jansen
Object number	ID3151
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