Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer	Selinos (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	455 BC - 409 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (20)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	17.23 g
Diameter	26 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 135198
References	Schwabacher Selinos# 34-36 Willy Schwabacher; 1925. “Die Tetradrachmenprägung von Selinunt”, Mitteilungen der Bayerischen Numismatischen Gesellschaft (Communications of the Bavarian Numismatic Society), Volume 43, pages 1-89, Tf.1-3. , SNG Munich 5# 887-888 Peter Robert Franke, Susanne Grunauer-von Hoerschelmann; 1977. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Staatliche Münzsammlung München / Heft 5. Sikelia. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany. , AMB Basel# 409 Herbert Adolph Cahn, Leo Mildenberg, Roberto Russo, Hans Voegtli; 1988. Griechische Münzen aus Grossgriechenland und Sizilien. Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, Switzerland. , Kraay&Hirm# 189 Colin Mackennal Kraay, Max Hirmer; 1966. Greek Coins. Thames & Hudson, London, United Kingdom. , SNG ANS 4# 700 Eva Jaunzems; 1977. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 4. Sicily 2 (Galaria-Styella). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States.

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Obverse

Artemis, holding reins in both hands, and Apollo, drawing a bow, in quadriga facing right. Barley grain in exergue.

Reverse

River god Selinos, nude, standing and facing in front, head turned left, holding in his right hand a phiale over lighted altar, cradling in left arm a filleted palm branch. To his left, a rooster standing and facing left before altar. To his right, a selinon leaf above a bull standing and facing left.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΣΕΛ-ΙΝΟΝΤ-Ι-ΟΝ

Mint

Selinus, Sicily, Italy

Comments

Rizzo pl. 33, 1.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (455 BC - 409 BC)

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