• Finest Quality Ancient Greek, Roman & Byzantine Coins
  • Renaissance & 17th Century Dutch Medals
  • Auctions & Private Treaty Sales

Nomos 13

7 October 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
overview

An outstanding Tetradrachm from Selinos

Estimate: 12000 CHF
Hammer Price:  14000 CHF
Lot 132

SICILY. Selinos. Circa 455-409 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 17.11 g, 5 h). ΣΕΛΙΝΟΝΤΙΟΣ (retrograde) Apollo and Artemis standing left in a quadriga moving slowly to left; Artemis holding the reins and Apollo drawing his bow. Rev. ΣΕΛΙΝΟΣ The river-god Selinos, horned and nude, holding laurel branch in his left hand and a phiale in his right, from which he pours a libation over a garlanded altar to left; to left, rooster standing left; to right, selinon leaf over a bull standing left on a base. Haymann, ’Antike Münzen sammeln’, this coin illustrated on the front cover. Schwabacher 4. Cf. Rizzo pl. XXXI, 14. Rare. Obverse slightly flat struck and with slight traces of corrosion, otherwise. Nearly extremely fine.

From a European collection formed in the 1990s.

Online bidding closes: 7 Oct 2016, 11:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 29 Mar 2024, 13:11:26 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:14000 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 7 Oktober 2016 at 11:00 CEST. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙
Reconnecting, please wait...