Greek Coinages, Messana: Tetradrachm, struck c. 412-408

Obverse: nymph driving biga of mules left, wreath-bearing Nike flying right above, preparing to tie diadem around the driver’s head; two dolphins opposed in exergue

Reverse: μεσσανιον: hare bounding left; barley stalk below, eagle flying left above

Metal: silver; Attic weight standard; 17.32g/3h

References: Caltabiano 623.9, this coin [D223/R249] = Warren 267, this coin = Als Kunstwerk 559, this coin = Woodward 70, this coin = Rizzo pl. XXVII, 7, this coin; Ashmolean –

Condition: Perfectly centred, extremely fine and beautifully toned; a superb coin with a distinguished pedigree £6,000-£8,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins.

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Collection

Canon Greenwell Collection
E.P. Warren Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20 May 1905, lot 150
H.C. Hoskier Collection, Hirsch Auction XX, Munich, 13 November 1907, lot 126
W.H. Woodward Collection
Bt Spink, March 1942