★ A beautiful hemidrachm from Selinos ★

SICILY. Selinos. Circa 410 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 15 mm, 1.83 g, 5 h). Head of Herakles facing slightly to left, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. ΣΕΛΙΝΟΝΤΙΟΝ Charioteer driving quadriga galloping to left, holding kentron in his right hand and reins in his left; above, selinon leaf. HGC 2, 1228. Rizzo pl. XXXIII, 7. SNG ANS 715 ( same dies ). SNG Lloyd 1269 ( same dies ). Rare. A very well centered and unusually complete example of beautiful style. Minor porosity on the obverse and slight weakness on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

Ex Triton XXIV, 19 January 2021, 387 (with original ticket) and from the Judy Day Frink Collection, purchased from Owl, Ltd. (John Barton).