Messana

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 369

The mint at the ancient site of Messana in Sicily.

Die Studies

Item	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
H 26a - Messana, bronze, onkiai (317-311 BCE)	Bronze
Messana, silver, tetradrachms (facing lion's head/prow) (494-489 BCE)	Silver	8,294 kg
Messana, silver, tetradrachms (charioteer driving biga/springing hare) (480-461 BCE)	Silver	48,049 kg
Messana, silver, didrachms (charioteer driving biga/springing hare) (480-478 BCE)	Silver	434 kg
Messana, silver, litrae (springing hare/MES retrograde) (480-461 BCE)	Silver	732 kg
Messana, silver, tetradrachms (charioteer driving a biga/springing hare) (460-426 BCE)	Silver	20,338 kg
Messana, silver, hexantes (springing hare/ME) (460-426 BCE)	Silver	706 kg
Messana, gold, dilitrai (charioteer driving biga/springing hare) (455-451 BCE)	Gold	368 kg
Messana, silver, drachms (charioteer driving biga/springing hare in laurel wreath) (460-426 BCE)	Silver	418 kg
Messana, silver, litrae (springing hare/MEΣ in laurel wreath) (460-430 BCE)	Silver	1,305 kg
Messana, silver, hemilitrae (springing hare/ME in laurel wreath) (433-429 BCE)	Silver	53 kg
Messana, silver, litrae (springing hare/MEΣ in a wreath) (420-413 BCE)	Silver	383 kg
Messana, bronze, tetrantes (female head/springing hare with three pellets) (420-413 BCE)	Bronze
Messana, bronze, hexantes (male head/springing hare with two pellets) (420-413 BCE)	Bronze
Messana, silver, drachms (head of Pelorias/standing Pheraimon) (425-396 BCE)	Silver	538 kg
Messana, bronze, hemilitrae (Pelorias/trident between two dolphins) (411-408 BCE)	Bronze
Messana, silver, tetradrachms (charioteer driving biga/springing hare) (425-396 BCE)	Silver	9,900 kg
Messana, bronze, tetrantes (springing hare/octopus) (407/6-396 BCE)	Bronze
Messana (Anaxilas), silver, tetradrachms (facing head of lion/head of calf) (488-481 BCE)	Silver	3,800 kg
Messana (Anaxilas), silver, litrae (facing head of lion/MES) (488-481 BCE)	Silver	118 kg
Messana (Anaxilas), silver, unciae (facing lion head/ME) (488-481 BCE)	Silver	19 kg
Messana, bronze, litrae (Poseidon/trident between dolphins) (338-275 BCE)	Bronze
Messana, bronze, tetrantes (Poseidon/trident between dolphins) (338-275 BCE)	Bronze
Messana, bronze, litrai (nymph Messana/charioteer driving biga) (317-311 BCE)	Bronze
Messana, bronze, litrai (Heracles/standing lion) (278-275 BCE)	Bronze
Messana, bronze, litrai (head of Pelorias/standing nude warrior) (310/5-288 BCE)	Bronze
Messana, bronze, litrai (head of Pelorias/Nike driving biga) (287-279 BCE)	Bronze
Messana (Roman Republic), silver, victoriati (Jupiter/Nike crowing trophy) (RRC 67/1 - 215 BCE)	Silver	3,332 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.
2396 - Zancle (AE Ares/eagle) (Mamertini) over uncertain type (New York Sale, 20, Jan. 2009, 8)	Bronze	275 BC ^JL
3122 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over uncertain type (CNG, 100, Oct. 2015, 1270)	Silver	450 BC ^JL
2238 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over uncertain type (Hess-Divo, 325, Oct. 2013, 165)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
2227 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Kölner Münzkabinett, 109, Nov. 2018, 35)	Silver	460 BC ^JL
2224 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over uncertain type (CGB, MBS 27, Feb. 2007, 18)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
21068 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Leontini (biga/Apollo) (New York, ANS - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 11)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
21072 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Leontini (biga/Apollo) (Stack's Bowers Galleries, Aug. 2017, 20004)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
3588 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Messana (lion/calf) (Cambridge, FM, McClean 2381)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
2731 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Catana (biga/Apollo) (MacDonald coll., 37)	Silver	450 BC ^JL
21080 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Messana (lion/calf) (Oxford, AM, 1825 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 8)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
21083 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over uncertain type (Siracusa, MA, 6503 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 10)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
2207 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Catana (man-faced bull/Nike) (Siracusa, MA, 25072 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 12)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
21090 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Oxford, AM, 1839 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 13)	Silver	460 BC ^JL
2430 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Selinus (biga/Selinus) (Oxford, AM - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 14)	Silver	450 BC ^JL
21095 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over uncertain type (quadriga) (Florence, MA = Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 15)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
21098 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Berlin, MK, Löbbecke coll. - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 16)	Silver	445 BC ^JL
21101 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Oxford, AM, 1838 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 1)	Silver	445 BC ^JL
2198 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Berlin, MK, Imhoof-Blumer - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 7)	Silver	438 BC ^JL
21106 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over uncertain type (Vienna, kHM, 6956 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 3)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
1793 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Acireale, Pennisi coll. - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 5)	Silver	455 BC ^JL
21111 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Berlin, MK, Löbbecke coll. - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 3)	Silver	438 BC ^JL
21114 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Berlin, MK, 28360 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 4)	Silver	438 BC ^JL
21118 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 56, May 2019, 131)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
24987 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Numismatica Ars Classica, 146, May 2024, 2081)	Silver	478 BC ^JL
31756 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare - O41) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Leu Numismatik, EA 42, June 2026, 3154)	Silver	478 BC ^JL
25879 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare - O156) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Nomos, 33, June 2024, 1033)	Silver	445 BC ^JL
21061 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare - O178) over Athens (Athena/owl) (NAC, 10, Apr. 1997, 118)	Silver	438 BC ^JL
1180 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare - O166) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, 118, Sept 2021, 63)	Silver	445 BC ^JL

Overstruck coins

Item	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.
19439 - Abacaenum (AE Nymph/headed bull) over Messana (Poseidon/trident) (Artemide, EA 26, 2023, 137)	Bronze	338 BC ^JL
2153 - Adranum (AE Apollo/lyre) over Mamertines (Man-faced bull/Nike) (NAC, 27, 12 May 2004, 71)	Bronze	352 BC ^JL
3588 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Messana (lion/calf) (Cambridge, FM, McClean 2381)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
21080 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Messana (lion/calf) (Oxford, AM, 1825 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 8)	Silver	480 BC ^JL
2369 - Rhegium (tetradrachm lion/Iocastus) over Messana (lion/calf) (Berlin, MK, Imhoof-Blumer coll.)	Silver	450 BC ^JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	messana
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Messana in Sicily.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	462538
Ancient regionAncient region.	Sicily Nomisma: magna_graecia, Nomisma: sicily
Modern countryModern country	Italy
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	38.192251° N, 15.556634° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Messana https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/462538 http://sws.geonames.org/6948122/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x49637 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7003897

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