Watch List notes:

SICILY, Messana. Tetradrachm (Silver, 23mm, 16.84 g 12). The nymph Messana, wearing a long chiton and holding the reins in both hands, driving a biga of mules walking to right; above, Nike hovering to right above the reins and holding a wreath to crown the mules; in exergue, olive leaf and two berries. Rev. MEΣΣANION Hare springing to right; below, dolphin swimming right. Caltabiano 488. Rizzo pl. XXVI, 5 (same reverse die). SNG Hunterian 10 (same dies). SNG Munich 650 (same dies). Minor obverse die break, otherwise, very fine.


From a Swiss collection, formed during the 1980s or earlier, privately purchased from Schweizerische Kreditanstalt.