SICILY. Selinos. Circa 455-409 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27.5 mm, 17.40 g, 2 h).
ΣΕΛΙΝΟ-ΝΤΙ-ΟΣ Apollo and Artemis standing left in a quadriga moving slowly to left; Artemis holding the reins and Apollo drawing his bow.
Rev. Σ-ΕΛ-Ι-И-Ο-Σ The river-god Selinos, horned and nude, standing left, holding laurel branch in his left hand and phiale in his right; to left, garlanded altar; before altar, rooster standing left; to right, selinon leaf over a bull standing left on base. HGC 2, 1220. Rizzo pl. XXXI, 7 (
same dies). Schwabacher 1i (
this coin, Q1/S1). SNG ANS 688. SNG Copenhagen 597 (
same dies). SNG Fitzwilliam 1159 (
same dies). A lovely example, beautifully toned and with a fine pedigree. Very light doubling and with minor traces of overstriking
, otherwise, very fine.
From the collection of Prof. Dr. D. Mannsperger and that of R. Maly, LHS 100, 23 April 2007, 172, and from the S. Pennisi Collection, Hess-Leu 24, 16 April 1964, 64.