Didrachm

Features

Issuer	Selinos (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	455 BC - 440 BC
Value	Didrachm (10)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	8.71 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 385782
References	SNG ANS 4# 707 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. , HGC 2# 1224 Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. Handbook of Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara) / Volume 2: Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. , SNG Lloyd# 1247 Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Herakles, nude, standing right, holding a club overhead in his right hand, preparing to strike the Cretan Bull, standing right in background, which he holds by a horn with his left hand. Inscription around all.

Script: Greek

Lettering: Σ-Ε-ΛΙ-ИΟΤ-Ι-ΟИ

Translation: Selinion

Reverse

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 serpent-entwined altar to left; to right, heron walking right with selinon leaf above.

Script: Greek

Lettering: HYΨ-AΣ

Mint

Selinus, Sicily, Italy

Comments

Antike Kunst (1967), 459; Rizzo pl. XXXI, 15.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (455 BC - 440 BC)

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