Herakles- MESSANA UNDER THE MAMERTINI. Ares.

Messana -Under The Mamertini. 288-278 B.C. AE 27 mm. 14.553 grams. Obverse:
 Laureate head of Ares r.; behind, Macedonian helmet. Reverse: Eagle, wings
 spread, standing l. on thunderbolt. SNG ANS 403. Good Very Fine/Extremely
                                   Fine.

   A force of Oscan mercernaries, named Mamertini, attacked and captured
  Messana about 288 B.C. The inhabitants were massacred and the new regime
                     ruled the city until Roman times.

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