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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Sicily| > |Messana| > SH19449
Messana, Sicily, c. 450 B.C.
|Messana|, |Messana,| |Sicily,| |c.| |450| |B.C.|, Founded by Greek colonists in the 8th century B.C., Messina was originally called Zancle, from the Greek meaning "scythe" because of the shape of its natural harbor (though a legend attributes the name to King Zanclus). In the early 5th century BC, Anaxilas of Rhegium renamed it in honor of the Greek city Messene.
SH19449. Silver litra, BMC Sicily 63; SGCV I 849, EF, Messana mint, weight 0.711g, maximum diameter 13.3mm, die axis 45o, obverse hare leaping right, scallop below; reverse MΕΣ in wreath; toned; SOLD




  







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