Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 43. Estimate $4000. Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010. Sold For $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Messana. 412-408 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.36 g, 4h). The nymph Messana, holding reins in right hand and kentron in left, driving slow biga of mules left; above, Nike flying right, crowning her with wreath / Hare springing right; in background, stalk of grain with three ears; MEΣΣANION within two parallel exergue lines. Caltabiano 600 (D215/R232); SNG ANS 379 var. (same rev. die; leaf on obv.); SNG Lloyd 1107 = Rizzo pl. XXVII, 16 = Pozzi 1097 var. (same rev. die; same); BMC 54 (same dies); Ward 214 (same dies). EF, toned, underlying luster, irregular flan. Very rare.