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Tetradrachm of Messana with biga of mules
Greek
Classical Period
430–396 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Messana (Zankle)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 17.15 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number97.438
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0290.
DescriptionObverse: Charioteer driving a biga of mules to right.
Above, a Nike to right, crowning mules.
In exergue a laurel twig (leaf and two berries).
Border of dots.
Reverse: Hare leaping to right.
Below, a dolphin.
Inscription in Greek..
Border of dots..
(Struck at Zankle-Messana as Messana.)
Above, a Nike to right, crowning mules.
In exergue a laurel twig (leaf and two berries).
Border of dots.
Reverse: Hare leaping to right.
Below, a dolphin.
Inscription in Greek..
Border of dots..
(Struck at Zankle-Messana as Messana.)
ProvenanceBy 1876, H. N. Davis; January 26, 1876, H. N. Davis posthumous sale, Sotheby, London, lot 55 to “Vallentine” [see note 1]. By 1895, Edward Herbert Bunbury, 9th Baronet (b. 1811 – d. 1895); June 15, 1896, Edward Bunbury posthumous sale, Sotheby’s, London, lot 352 to W. T. Ready for Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 – d. 1928), London; 1897 sold by E. P. Warren to the MFA for $25,000 [see note 2].
Notes:
[1] Many thanks to Dr John Voukelatos for sharing the Davis provenance information.
[2] This figure is the total price for MFA 97.285-97.442 and 97.1104.
Notes:
[1] Many thanks to Dr John Voukelatos for sharing the Davis provenance information.
[2] This figure is the total price for MFA 97.285-97.442 and 97.1104.