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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Messana |
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| Year | 425 BC - 421 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | The Nymph Messana depicted in three-quarter view, clad in chiton and peplos, standing to the right and wielding a goad in her raised right hand while controlling the reins with both hands as she drives a biga of mules striding to the right. Nike flies above the scene from the right, extending a wreath to crown the mules in a gesture of victory. In the exergue, a finely rendered olive branch with berry serves as a decorative ground line element, and the entire composition is executed in the vigorous, naturalistic style characteristic of early Classical Sicilian coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΜΕΣΣΑΝΙΟΝ |
| Edge | Plain |
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