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Ex Tradart, 12 December 1991, 49 and Hess-Leu 19, 12-13 April 1962, 81
Lot 25
SICILY. Selinos. Circa 455-440 BC.
Didrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 8.92 g, 2 h). Σ-E-ΛI-[N-ON]T-IOΣ Herakles standing right, holding club overhead in his right hand, preparing to strike the Cretan Bull, leaping right, which he holds by the horn with his left.
Rev.
HY-ΨAΣ The river god Hypsas standing front, head to left, holding olive branch in his left hand and phiale in his right, from which he pours libation over a serpent-entwined altar decorated with a laurel branch to left; to right, heron walking right with selinon leaf above. HGC 2, 1224. Rizzo pl. XXXI, 15 (
same obverse die
). SNG ANS 706 (
same dies
). SNG Lloyd 1243 (
same dies
). Beautiful old collection toning and with a remarkably energetic obverse. Struck on a somewhat short flan and with light marks and minor weakness on the reverse
, otherwise,
good very fine.
Ex Tradart, 12 December 1991, 49 and Hess-Leu 19, 12-13 April 1962, 81.
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3500 CHF
Starting price:
2800 CHF
Hammer price:
5500 CHF
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