Zancle andMessana Coins [info Messana]
.. denomination      weights       n    description Obv/Rev                                      [Ref.]

530 BC, Zancle, Dancle

AR Chalc. drachm     4.53- 5.45    3    dolphin within cickle/same in incuse

525-493 BC

AR Chalc. drachm     3.72- 6.13   29    dolphin within cickle/shell in patterned incuse
AR litra             0.56- 0.74    8    dolphin within cickle/shell in patterned incuse
AR hexas             0.11          1    dolphin within cickle DAN/shell in patterned incuse      [BMC Sicily p. 99 8]

494/3-489/8 BC, Zancle captured by Samian refugees

AR tetradrachm      16.27-17.32    6    hd lion on disc or shield/prow of ship
AR diobol            1.04- 1.30    5    hd lion /prow of ship (in field helmet)
AR tritartemorion    0.48          1    hd lion /prow of ship
AR hemiobol          0.33          1    hd lion /prow of ship, 3 pellets in field
AR tetartemorion     0.13- 0.21    3    hd lion /prow of ship

Messene or Messana
488/7-461 BC, period I
time/series: 488/7-481/I

AR stater           16.13-17.63   28    hd lion facing/hd calf                                   [Calt. MES   1-13]
AR litra             0.65- 0.96   13    hd lion facing/MES                                       [Calt. MES  14-21]
AR hexas/onkion      0.05- 0.15    6    hd lion facing/ME                                        [Calt. MES  22-6]


time/series: 480-478/IIA, 478-476/IIB, 475-471/III, 470-466/IV, 465-462/1/V

AR tetradrachm      15.05-17.35  138    biga of mules/hare                                       [Calt. MES  27-38,46-84,86-140,141-186,187-226]
AR didrachm          7.90- 8.60   18    biga of mules/hare                                       [Calt. MES  39-40,85]
AR drachm            3.85- 4.25   19    biga of mules/hare                                       [Calt. MES  41-5]
AR litra             0.29- 0.99   65    hare/MES                                                 [Calt. MES 227-68A]
AR pentonkion        0.25- 0.27    2    hd hare/M, 5 pellets                                     [Calt. MES 269-71]
AR hexas             0.04- 0.18   19    hd hare/ME                                               [Calt. MES 272-90]


461 BC Parentesi Zanclea

AR tetradrachm      17.05          1    Zeus stg/dolphin DANKLAION                               [Calt. MES 291]
AR litra             0.41- 0.84    5    dolphin/DAN                                              [Calt. MES 292-5]

480-420 BC Messana in possible alliance with Kroton

AR stater            7.29          1    tripod/tripod

460-426 BC, period II
time/series: 460-456/VI, 455-451/VII, 450-446/VIII, 445-439/IX, 438-434/X, 433-429/XI, 428-426/XII

A  dilitron          1.43- 1.46    3    biga mules Nike/hare                                     [Calt. MES 321]

AR tetradrachm      14.45-17.40   50    biga mules Nike/hare                                     [Calt. MES 296-307,322-33,349-57,358-83,415-24,437-47,463-70]





AR didrachm          8.02          1    biga mules Nike/hare wreath                              [Calt. MES 384]
AR drachm            3.65- 5.10   21    biga mules Nike/hare text1 wreath                        [Calt. MES 334-7,385-8]
AR litra             0.45- 0.80   16    hare/MES within wreath                                   [Calt. MES 308-17,338-45A,389-413,425-36,448-60,471-6]
AR hemilitron        0.32- 0.37    3    hare/ME within wreath                                    [Calt. MES 346-7,461,477]
AR tetras            0.12- 0.20    2    hare/MES, 3 pellets                                      [Calt. MES 462,478]
AR hexas             0.06- 0.10    3    hare/ME                                                  [Calt. MES 318-20,348,414,462A]

425-396 BC, period III, 450-400 BC (Calciati)
time/series: 425-421/XIII, 420-413/XIV, 412-408/XVA, 411-408/XVB, 407/6-396/XVI

A  di(tri)litron     1.77          1    hd Peloria/horse prancing                                [Calt. MES 641]

AR tetradrachm      15.80-18.00  248    biga mules (Nike)/hare                                   [Calt. MES 479-500,540-2]
AR tetradrachm      15.05-17.85  268    biga mules       /hare                                   [Calt. MES 510-539]

AR tetradrachm      14.20-17.50  345    biga mules (Nike)/hare                                   [Calt. MES 599-630]




AR tetradrachm      16.25-17.22    4    biga mules/Pan sits, hare                                [Calt. MES 508-9]
AR drachm            4.00          1    biga mules/hare                                          [Calt. MES 631]
AR drachm            3.09- 3.90   18    hd Peloria/warrior adv                                   [Calt. MES 642-6]
AR hemidrachm        1.96          1    biga mules/hare                                          [Calt. MES 632]
AR litra             0.55- 0.75   14    hare/MES within wreath                                   [Calt. MES 543-8,568-98A,633-9]
AR litra             0.40- 0.55    6    hare MES/dolphin within wreath                           [Calt. MES 501-5]
AR litra             0.57- 0.64    2    hd Peloria/MES in wreath                                 [Calt. MES 647]
AR hemilitron        0.30          1    hare/ME within wreath                                    [Calt. MES 506,640]
AR hexas             0.10          1    hare/ME                                                  [Calt. MES 507]

AE hemilitron        4.66- 4.81    2    hare 6p/biga of mules (or vv)                            [C  6, Calt. XIV 549-50]
AE hemilitron   1.86 2.23- 6.73   47    hd Peloria/trident                                       [C  9, 11, Calt. XVB 648-77]
AE hemilitron        1.20- 1.86   24    hd Peloria/trident                                       [C 10, Calt. XVB 678-83]                                            
AE tetras            4.00- 8.30   70    hare/cuttle-fish                                         [C  1- 4, Calt. XVI 686-708]
AE tetras            2.96- 2.99    4    hd Peloria/horseman                                      [C  5, Calt. XVB 684-5]
AE tetras            1.62- 2.38    8    hd female/hare 3p wreath around                          [C  7, Calt. XIV 551- 7]
AE hexas             1.30- 2.66   15    hd young man/ hare, 2p                                   [C  8, Calt. XIV 558-67]

338-275 BC, period IV, 357-287 BC (Calciati)
time/series: 338-331/I, 330-325/II, 324-318/III, 317-311/XVIII, 310/5-288/XIX, 287-279/XX, 278-275/XXI

AE litra             3.88-17.90  141    hd Poseidon/trident                                      [C 12-15, Calt. I 709-737, II 738-50, III 757-81A]
AE litra             8.19-17.75   63    hd female (Messana)/biga mules                           [C 18-19, Calt. XVIII 783-804]
AE litra             4.85- 8.04   20    hd Peloria, Artemis?/fast biga                           [C 20-21, Calt. XX 878-94]
AE litra             5.25-11.00   93    hd Peloria/warrior (Pheraimon?)                          [C 22, Calt. XIX 808-77]
AE litra             3.90- 7.80   57    hd Herakles ls/lion, club above                          [C 23-24, Calt. XXI 895-933]
AE tetras            1.95- 4.03   14    hd Poseidon/trident text1                                [C 16-17, Calt. II 751-6]
AE onkia             1.34- 1.98    4    hd Messana or Peloria/trident                            [Calt. XVIII 805-7]
AE onkia             0.71          1    hd Poseidon/dolphin text1                                [Calt. II 782]

uncertain attribution
AE ...               4.65          1    hd male/ME                                               [C 25]

289-... BC  Mamertine and Roman Period

Arrangements, weights and numbers are from:
Caltabiano MC (1993) La Monetazione di Messana, con le emissioni di Rhegion dell'eta' della tirannide. Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York
Calciati R (1983) Corpus Nummorum Siculorum. La Monetazione di Bronzo: Vol. 1
If not described in specialized literature, the numbers have been derived from a limited number of numismatic literature.