Greek Coins. Messana. Tetradrachm circa 420-413, AR 17.04

Greek Coins. Messana.
Tetradrachm circa 420-413, AR 17.04 g. ΜΕΣΣΑN – [A] Biga of mules driven l. by charioteer, holding reins and kentron; in exergue, two dolphins swimming snout to snout. Rev. ME – Σ – Σ – ANI – ON retrograde Hare springing r.; below, grasshopper eating grape cluster with tendrils. Rizzo pl. XXVI, 6 (these dies). SNG Copenhagen 402 (these dies). Gillet 468 (this coin). SNG Ashmolean 1847 (these dies). Caccamo-Caltabiano 512.

Very rare and in unusually good condition for this rare and interesting issue.

Weakly struck on obverse, otherwise extremely fine



Ex Leu-M&M 28 May 1984, Kunstfreund, 94 and Manhattan II, 2011, 15 sales. From the Peter Guber collection.