Auction Catalogue

3 June 2020

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Ancient & Islamic Coins

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Lot

№ 306

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3 June 2020

Hammer Price:
£7,000

Greek Coinages, SICILY, Messana, Tetradrachm, 425-421, nymph driving biga of mules right, Nike standing on reigns and crowning mules with wreath, laurel leaf with berry in exergue, rev. μεσσανιον, hare bounding right, dolphin below, 17.18g (SNG Lockett 828, Caltabiano 492 and Pozzi 1091, same dies; SNG ANS 359, Ashmolean 1845, McClean 2395 and BMC 38, same obv. die). Good extremely fine with subtle blue and violet cabinet toning, a highly attractive example
£6,000-£8,000

Provenance: Hess-Divo Auktion 317 (Zurich), 27 October 2010, lot 60; Roma Auction II, 2 October 2011, lot 147