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Dilitron
| Issuer | Messana |
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| Year | 338 BC - 318 BC |
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| Weight | 13.43 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Poseidon facing left, rendered in high relief with a full beard and flowing hair, a trident visible over his right shoulder. The portrait displays the vigorous, mature style characteristic of late Classical Sicilian bronze coinage. A dotted border frames the design at the coin's periphery. The divided legend ΠΟΣΕΙ - [Δ]ΑΝ, referencing the god's name, is associated with the type. |
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| Reverse description | A trident with dolphin-entwined handle occupies the lower field, its central shaft supporting a biga of two open writing tablets adorned with palmette motifs in their respective panels. The letter Μ appears in the left tablet and Ε in the right, forming part of the civic ethnic ΜΕΣΣΑΝΙΩΝ. Two additional dolphins flank the composition symmetrically to left and right, emphasizing the city's maritime identity. The fragmented legend Μ - Ε - ΣΣ - [ΑΝΙΩ]Ν identifies the issuing community of Messana. |
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| Mintage | ND (338 BC - 318 BC) |
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