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Drachm Zancle
| Issuer | Messana |
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| Year | 520 BC - 500 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A dolphin swims to the left within the sickle-shaped (drepanon) harbor of Zancle, the curved shoreline rendered in careful relief and punctuated by several schematic square structures representing the city's warehouse buildings. The composition exploits the full flan, with the harbor outline forming a naturalistic frame around the central marine motif. The legend DΑΝΚ appears in archaic Greek characters along the inner curve of the harbor. The overall design is a celebrated example of early Sicilian die-cutting, combining topographic reference with elegant figural work. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (520 BC - 500 BC) |
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