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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Sicily| > |Other Sicily| > GI85822
Motya, Sicily, c. 409 - 397 B.C.
|Other| |Sicily|, |Motya,| |Sicily,| |c.| |409| |-| |397| |B.C.|, Motya was an ancient and powerful city on an island off the west coast of Sicily, between Drepanum (modern Trapani) and Lilybaeum (modern Marsala). The island was renamed San Pantaleo in the 11th century by Basilian monks. It lies in the Stagnone Lagoon, and is within the comune of Marsala. The island is nearly 850 metres (2,790 ft) long and 750 metres (2,460 ft) wide, and about 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) (six stadia) from the mainland of Sicily. It was joined to the mainland in ancient times by an artificial causeway (paved road), by which chariots with large wheels could reach the town. The remarkable and exquisite Motya Charioteer marble sculpture found in 1979 is world famous and is on display at the local Giuseppe Whitaker museum.
GI85822. Bronze onkia, Jenkins Punic pl. 23, 14; Campana 30; Calciati 10 (Eryx); HGC 2 947, F, green patina, tight flan, Motya mint, weight 1.690g, maximum diameter 10.6mm, die axis 0o, c. 409 - 397 BC; obverse bearded male head right; reverse crab seen from above; ex Moneta Numismatic Services; SOLD











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