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Coin of Messana with head of Poseidon
Greek
Late Classical or Hellenistic Period
about 357–287 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Messana (Zankle)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 13.89 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number97.408
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0298.
DescriptionObverse: Head of Poseidon, laureate, to left; hair long.
Inscription in Greek, naming the god.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Trident-head, ornamented with volutes and leaves, palmettes between the prongs, flanked by dolphins downwards.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Inscription in Greek, naming the god.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Trident-head, ornamented with volutes and leaves, palmettes between the prongs, flanked by dolphins downwards.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1897: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 25,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 97.285-97.442 and 97.1104)