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Greek Coinages, Selinus: Tetradrachm, struck c. 467-445 Obverse: σελινοντιον...
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Greek Coinages, Selinus: Tetradrachm, struck c. 467-445 Obverse: σελινοντιον (retrograde): Apollo and Artemis standing in quadriga stepping slowly left; Apollo drawing bow, his sister holding the reins Reverse: σελινον: youthful river god standing left, short horns sprouting from head, holding laurel-branch and pouring libation from phiale onto garlanded altar; behind a selinon leaf and a bovine idol Metal: silver; Attic weight standard; 17.39g/2h References: Schwabacher 1 [Q1/S1]; Rizzo pl. XXXI, 10; Ashmolean 1892 Condition: Extremely fine, prettily toned over fresh surfaces; a superb coin with a charming painterly quality £8,000-£10,000 --- Provenance: W.H. Carr Collection, Ars Classica Auction XVI, Lucerne, 3 July 1933, lot 632 Bt Spink, August 1941
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Greek Coinages, Selinus: Tetradrachm, struck c. 467-445 Obverse: σελινοντιον (retrograde): Apollo and Artemis standing in quadriga stepping slowly left; Apollo drawing bow, his sister holding the reins Reverse: σελινον: youthful river god standing left, short horns sprouting from head, holding laurel-branch and pouring libation from phiale onto garlanded altar; behind a selinon leaf and a bovine idol Metal: silver; Attic weight standard; 17.39g/2h References: Schwabacher 1 [Q1/S1]; Rizzo pl. XXXI, 10; Ashmolean 1892 Condition: Extremely fine, prettily toned over fresh surfaces; a superb coin with a charming painterly quality £8,000-£10,000 --- Provenance: W.H. Carr Collection, Ars Classica Auction XVI, Lucerne, 3 July 1933, lot 632 Bt Spink, August 1941
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