2198 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Berlin, MK, Imhoof-Blumer - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 7)
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|Obverse description=Charriotter driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying left crowning the charioteer. At the exergue, leaf? | |Obverse description=Charriotter driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying left crowning the charioteer. At the exergue, leaf? | ||
|Reverse legend=MEΣΣANION | |Reverse legend=MEΣΣANION | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Hare springing right. Above, head of Pan. Below, olive spray. | |Reverse description=Hare springing right. Above, head of Pan. Below, olive spray. | ||
|Mint=Messana | |Mint=Messana | ||
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
| − | |Date from=438 | + | |Date from=438 BCE |
| − | |Date to=434 | + | |Date to=434 BCE |
| − | |Period= | + | |Period=Classical |
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Metal=Silver |
| + | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=Kraay 1969, p. 145 et pl. 12, n° 10 |
| − | |Coin series reference=Caltabiano 1993, series XI, | + | |Coin series reference=Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series XI, n° 415-424 ; HGC 2, n° 784 |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano_1993.415-424 | ||
|Overstruck mint=Athens | |Overstruck mint=Athens | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Attica | |Overstruck ancient region=Attica | ||
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Revision as of 17:28, 19 July 2023
438 BCE - 434 BCE | MEΣΣANION
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Location/history
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Charriotter driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying left crowning the charioteer. At the exergue, leaf? | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MEΣΣANION (Greek) Hare springing right. Above, head of Pan. Below, olive spray. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Messana | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (Sicily) | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 438 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 434 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Kraay 1969, p. 145 et pl. 12, n° 10 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Caccamo Caltabiano 19931Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series XI, n° 415-424, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 784 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Athens | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Attica | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Caccamo Caltabiano, Maria (1993), La monetazione di Messana. Con le emissioni di Rhegion dell’eta della tirannide, AMUGS XIII, Berlin-New York, xviii, 383 p., 94 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
