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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Messana |
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| Year | 425 BC - 421 BC |
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| Currency | Litra |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A hare springs vigorously to the right in full flight, its body rendered with naturalistic musculature in high relief, occupying the central field; beneath the hare, a dolphin swims to the right along the lower field, acting as a secondary civic symbol. The encircling legend MEΣΣANION arches around the design, identifying the coin as a product of the Messanian people. The composition reflects the accomplished die-cutting tradition of late fifth-century BC Sicily, with the animal motifs serving both aesthetic and civic-emblematic functions. |
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| Reverse lettering | MEΣΣANION |
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