Selinus
Tetradrachm circa 430-420, AR 17.04 g. Slow quadriga driven r. by Artemis, holding reins in both hands; beside her, Apollo shooting arrow from bow; in exergue, barley grain. Rev. ΣEΛINONT – IO – N The young river-god Selinos, diademed and naked to waist, standing l. and holding a branch in l. hand while sacrificing out of patera in r. over altar, in front of which cock; in r. field, bull standing l. on pedestal. Above, selinon leaf. SNG München 881 (this reverse die). Jameson 722 (these dies). Schwabacher 16.
Very rare. Old cabinet tone, minor area of weakness on obverse and an insignificant
metal flaw on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine

Ex Sternberg 17, 1986, 61; Giessener Münzhandlung 46, 1989, 35; NAC 29, 2005, 103; NAC 54, 2010, 47 and Busso Peus 403, 2011, 40 sales. From the Athos and Dina Moretti collection