"Dankle" was the earlier name for Messina, today the third largest city in Sicily. Dankle (large scythe; shown on the coin in the shape of the harbour) was founded on the Straits of Messina in the 7th century BC, and was conquered and destroyed by Carthage in 396 BC. Messina was the large and important harbour in Sicily which handled the entire trade from southern Italy to Sicily. The coin shows a dolphin which is swimming into the harbour and documents the importance of Greek maritime trade at the time. Because of this flourishing trade the use of the coins had also spread so rapidly.