Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 68. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. SICILY, Messana. Circa 412-408 BC. AR 
Tetradrachm (17.15 gm, 6h). Estimate $3000 Sold 
For $3000 

SICILY, Messana. Circa 412-408 BC. AR Tetradrachm 
(17.15 gm, 6h). Charioteer driving slow biga of 
mules left, holding kentron in right hand, reins 
with both; above, Nike flying right, crowning 
charioteer; two dolphins in exergue / MESS-AN-ION, 
hare springing right; below, head of Pan right. 
Caltabiano 611 (D219/R240 - this coin listed as 
specimen 24); SNG ANS 371 var. (same obverse die, 
head of Pan left); SNG Copenhagen 404 (same dies); 
BMC Sicily pg. 104, 50 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1100 
(same dies); Jameson 655 (same dies); McClean 2396 
(same dies). 

Ex Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Elizabeth 
Washburn King Collection (Christie's, December 11, 
1992), lot 640; H. Osborne O'Hagan Collection 
(Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge, 13 July 1908), lot 
148; Bunbury Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & 
Hodge, 7 December 1896), lot 350.

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