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<p>[QUOTE="scarborough, post: 3987950, member: 93146"]I am trying to attribute the following coin from my collection more accurately but cannot find online access to the main reference work – can any CT member help?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s my coin</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1050038[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily, Zankle-Messana, 515 – 493 BC. AR drachm (22mm, 5.78g)</p><p>Dolphin left; DANKLE below; all within sickle-shaped harbour</p><p>Nine-part incuse square with scallop shell in centre.</p><p>ex Murray Gell-Mann collection</p><p>ex Roma (2017 and 2016) e32 lot 128, e27 lot 55, a11 lot 94</p><p>ex NFA (1987) 18 lot 36, Vichon (1985) lot 98</p><p><br /></p><p>My goal is to see if the dies used for my coin are listed in the main reference work, which is usually cited as</p><p><br /></p><p>H.E. Gielow. <b>“Die Silberprägung von Dankle-Messana”</b> in <i>MBNG</i> 48 (1930).</p><p><br /></p><p>Where MBNG is an abbreviation for Mitteilungen der Bayerischen Numismatischen Gesellschaft</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve tried to find online access to this article without success. Can any CT member assist?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks so much.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scarborough, post: 3987950, member: 93146"]I am trying to attribute the following coin from my collection more accurately but cannot find online access to the main reference work – can any CT member help? Here’s my coin [ATTACH=full]1050038[/ATTACH] Sicily, Zankle-Messana, 515 – 493 BC. AR drachm (22mm, 5.78g) Dolphin left; DANKLE below; all within sickle-shaped harbour Nine-part incuse square with scallop shell in centre. ex Murray Gell-Mann collection ex Roma (2017 and 2016) e32 lot 128, e27 lot 55, a11 lot 94 ex NFA (1987) 18 lot 36, Vichon (1985) lot 98 My goal is to see if the dies used for my coin are listed in the main reference work, which is usually cited as H.E. Gielow. [B]“Die Silberprägung von Dankle-Messana”[/B] in [I]MBNG[/I] 48 (1930). Where MBNG is an abbreviation for Mitteilungen der Bayerischen Numismatischen Gesellschaft I’ve tried to find online access to this article without success. Can any CT member assist? Thanks so much.[/QUOTE]
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