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Sicily, Selinos (c.ca 415-409 BC), Tetradrachm; AR (16,84 g; 26,5 mm)

Apollo and Artemis standing r. in a quadriga moving slowly to r.; Artemis holding the reins and Apollo drawing his bow; on the upper right field, wreath tied below; above exergue line, shield set on ground (or scallop shell according to Schwabacher); in exergue, barley corn; Rv. ΣΕΛΙΝΟΝΤΙ-ΟΝ The river-god Selinos standing l., holding phiale over garlanded altar in right hand, laurel branch in l.; before altar, a rooster standing l.; to r., selinon leaf over a bull standing left on a base. BMC 12; HGC 2, 1221; Schwabacher 38 (Q12/S29); Imhoof Blumer, Grecques, 49. Very fine.

Ex Nomos Obolos Webauction 25 (23 October 2022), lot 19. Very rare. Just two examples recorded by Schwabacher.
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