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@Lelouch, this is a very interesting observation. Messana, the female figure driving the mule-biga, is described by most of the numismatic scholars as a civic personification of the city (e.g. Imhoof-Blumer, Nymphen und Chariten auf griechischen Münzen), or, by others, as a city-goddess (e.g. "Stadtgöttin" in Roscher’s Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie). To my knowledge, there is no clear literary or cultic evidence that Messana was regarded as a nymph in the strict sense. However, her association within the nymphic iconographic sphere — notably Pan, a water source, and the nymph Pelorias — may explain why some authors identify her as such. In fact, Messana is explicitly called a nymph by modern numismatists, not only by Hoover, but also by Westermark (the coinage of Akragas, p. 137), who writes: “At Messana the legend MESSANA designates the nymph driving her biga.” This usage seems to reflect an iconographic and functional interpretation, rather than a securely attested mythological or cultic tradition.

Insomma come il Vaticano, ugualeee🤣

Anche senza ingrandire troppo la foto, il piatto mi sembra già ricco. L'inizio e la fine poi.... 😜

Deo gratia almeno nessuno reclama la chiusura delka discussione meno male se ne possa discutere anche perche le notizie sono state rese pubbliche. D come si vede c’è chi ne e’ atterrito e vuole smettere di collezionare mentre acquistando in modo regolare e da commercianti riconosciuti non si dovrebbero avere problemi . Fondamentale fornire a chi e’ collezionista e si trova disorientato da queste notizie delle rassicurazioni evitando si chiudere discussioni mettendo la testa sotto la sabbia