GB85698. Bronze litra, Caltabiano 761 group III (D28/R51); cf. Calciati I p. 52, 15; SNG ANS 393; HGC 2 833 (R1); SNG Cop -; SNG Mün -; BMC Sicily -, gVF+, superb style, attractive patina, areas of corrosion and encrustation, Messana (Messina, Sicily, Italy) mint, weight 6.303g, maximum diameter 21.1mm, die axis 0
o, c. 324 - 318 B.C.; obverse ΠOΣEIΔAN, laureate head of Poseidon left, torch behind, K below; reverse MEΣΣANIΩN, ornate trident head, flanked on each side by a dolphin with head down;
rare;
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