SICILY, Messana. The Mamertinoi. 215-212 BC. Æ Dichalkon (22mm, 8.27 g, 7h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / Artemis, with bow and quiver over shoulder, advancing right, holding long torch in both hands; hound at side. Särström Series XVIIA; BAR Issue 13; CNS 44; HGC 2, 857; Virzi 1258 (this coin). Near VF, rough green and reddish-brown patina.From the Edgar L. Owen Collection. Ex Thomas Virzi Collection, 1258.
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