Magna Graecia 350 - 340 AC, Silver stater, MEDMA.

Magna Graecia 350 - 340 AC, Silver stater, MEDMA.

Very Rare

Pegasus flying left; Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena facing right. Nice centering, good strike, appealing tone with underlying luster. Quite attractive. AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.                                                                             

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Auction 215 gorny & mosch lot 676 - 18-10-2013     

Medma or Mesma was an ancient Greek city of Southern Italy (Magna Graecia), on the west coast of the Bruttian (now Calabrian) peninsula, between Hipponium and the mouth of the Metaurus (probably today's River Petrace). The site is located at Rosarno, Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria.

Magna Graecia was the name given by the Romans to the coastal areas of Southern Italy in the present-day regions of Campania, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria and Sicily; these regions were extensively populated by Greek settlers. These settlers, who began arriving in the 8th century BC, brought with them their Hellenic civilization, which left a lasting imprint on Italy, such as in the culture of ancient Rome. They also influenced the native peoples, such as the Sicels and the Oenotrians, who became hellenised after they adopted the Greek culture as their own.