Live auction - bgr_562604 - SICILY - MESSANA Litra

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Estimate :	520 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	28 January 2020 14:05:23

Type : Litra

Date: c. 343-338 AC.

Mint name / Town : Sicile, Messine

Metal : copper

Diameter : 24,5 mm

Orientation dies : 9 h.

Weight : 9,90 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan large et irrégulier. Très beau portrait, de haut relief, bien venu à la frappe. Joli revers de style fin. Patine marron, hétérogène

Catalogue references :

BMC.- - ANS.388 - MIAMG.4446 (R2) (750€) - GC.1134 - Cop.-

Predigree :

Exemplaire provenant de la collection Luc Corso

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête diadémée de la nymphe Messana à gauche.

Obverse legend : MESSAN(IWN].

Obverse translation : (des Mésséniens).

Reverse

Reverse legend : T SOUS LE BIGE.

Reverse description : Bige au pas à droite, conduit par la nymphe Messana drapée, tenant les rênes de la main droite et une grande palme de la main gauche.