Numismatica Ars Classica Zurich

Spring Sale 2020  –  25 May 2020

Numismatica Ars Classica Zurich, Spring Sale 2020

Greek, Roman and Byzantine Coins

Mo, 25.05.2020, from 1:30 PM CEST
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Description

Sicily, Selinus.
Didrachm circa 440, AR 24 mm, 8.27 g. Σ-E-ΛI- NO-TI-ON Heracles, naked, to r., pressing l. knee against Cretan bull and grasping r. horn with l. hand; r. hand wields club, about to strike the bull. Rev. HYΨ-AΣ The river-god Hypsas, naked, standing l. holding branch and patera, pouring libation over altar around which a serpent twines; to r., heron walking r. Above, selinon leaf. Rizzo pl. XXXI, 16 (this obverse die). SNG Lloyd 1252. SNG ANS 703 (these dies). Boehringer SNR 77, 66 (these dies).
Rare. Light iridescent tone, several cleaning marks and traces
of smoothing, otherwise very fine

Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 58, 1992, 87; Busso Peus 380, 2004, 221 and CNG 103, 2016, 71 sales.

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Price realized 1'600 CHF 5 bids
Starting price 1'200 CHF
Estimate 1'500 CHF
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