E-auction 413-324566 - bgr_453429 - SICILY - MESSANA Tetras

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Estimate :	150 €
Price :	62 €
Maximum bid :	71 €
End of the sale :	15 March 2021 14:02:00
bidders :	7 bidders

Type : Tetras

Date: c. 407-405 AC.

Mint name / Town : Messine, Sicile

Metal : copper

Diameter : 18,5 mm

Orientation dies : 8 h.

Weight : 5,39 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan irrégulier à l’usure importante, identifiable. Patine verte granuleuse

Catalogue references :

HGCS. 2/832 (S) (500$) - CNS.1 p. 49 - MSTSG.117 c (R2) - Messana708 - MIAMG.4432 (R3) (600€) - ANS.1349 - BMC.68 - GC.1132 - Laffaille175

Obverse

Obverse description : Lièvre bondissant à droite ; au-dessous, un criquet à gauche ; grènetis circulaire.

Obverse legend : MESSA[NIWN/ K].

Obverse translation : (de Messine).

Reverse

Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Reverse description : Poulpe.

Commentary

Poids léger. Pour ce type, G. Buceti a recensé vingt-huit exemplaires pour trois variétés avec des poids compris ente 4,12 g et 8,30 g. Notre exemplaire est de poids lourd et de flan très épais.