Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4584 Session 16 (9:30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $6,000
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SICILY, Messana, (425-421 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.09 g), obv. biga of mules driven to right by standing female charioteer, above Nike standing to right on reins, in exergue olive leaf with fruit, rev. **MESS A N I ON around, below hare bounding to right a dolphin to right, (S.851, Caltabiano 485 [obv.die 199, rev. die 196, 10 specimens known]). Dark attractive tone, well centred, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Ex Gorny & Mosch Giessener Munzhandlung, Auction 129, March 8, 2004 (lot 42).
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