| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 53 Price realized: 15,000 USD (Approx. 13,739 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: SICILY, Messana. 420-413 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.27 g, 3h). The nymph Messana, holding kentron in left hand and reins in both, driving slow biga of mules right; retrograde MEΣ-ΣANA counterclockwise from right, two dolphins confronted in exergue / Hare springing right; MEΣ-ΣA-N-I-ON around; below, dolphin right. Caltabiano Series XIV, 533 (D210/R227); HGC 2, 792; SNG ANS 362; Pozzi 490 (same dies). Lightly toned and lustrous, trace obverse die rust, minor reverse die break and marks. Superb EF. Well struck on a broad flan and in high relief. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLV.1 (Winter 2020), no. 525515 (priced $19,500); Numismatica Ars Classica 114 (6 May 2019), lot 57 (hammer CHF 13,000). Estimate: 10000 USD |  |
