Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3454 Session 11 (9:30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $600
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SICILY, Selinus, (466-415 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.22 g), obv. **S*ELINOTION (partly retrograde around), naked Hercules, advancing right seizing by its horn the Cretan bull which gallops right, he wields a club held high in raised hand, rev. river god Hypsas naked standing facing head left, traces of HY**YAS* around, holding phiale over altar around which a snake is twined, holds laurel branch, to right crane running right, selinon leaf above, (S.908, BMC 34, SNG ANS 705 [same dies], SNG Cop 601 [similar dies]). Nearly very fine and rare.
Ex Alan Jordan Collection and purchased from Noble Numismatics Sale 70 (lot 3104).
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