SICILY. Selinos. Circa 415-409 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 30 mm, 16.30 g, 5 h). ΣEΛINONTION Artemis, holding reins in both hands, driving fast driving quadriga galloping to right; nearly hidden beside her, Apollo standing right; above, wreath; in exergue, grain ear.
Rev. The river-god Selinos, horned and nude, standing front, head to left, holding phiale in his right hand and laurel branch in his left; to left, altar; before altar, rooster standing left; to right, selinon leaf above bull standing left on base. Basel 411 (
this coin). Bement 44 (
same dies). Gulbenkian 247 (
same dies). HGC 2, 1223 (
this coin illustrated). Jameson 726 (
same obverse die). Rizzo pl. XXXIII, 11 (
this coin, Q14/S34). Schwabacher 44a (
this coin). Nicely toned and with a fine pedigree. Flan crack and with some cleaning scratches and flan faults
, otherwise, very fine.
From the Kleinkunst Collection and from the collections of A. D. Moretti, Numismatica Ars Classica 13, 8 October 1998, 411 and Barone Agostino Pennisi di Floristella (1890-1963).