Messana, as Zankle, Sicily, AR Tetradrachm. Under Samian occupation. 494-493 BC. 20 mm, 17.24 g.

Facing lion's scalp.
Prow of a Samian galley left, with ram, akrostolion and fighting platform on the deck. 

Barron 1; Hoover HGC 772.

With permission of Roma Numismatics auction 9, lot 90, March 2015.