Selinus

Didrachm circa 440, AR 23 mm, 8.20 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 1262 (these dies). SNG ANS 703 (these dies). C. Boehringer ,Konkordanz, 65 (these dies).
Very rare. A lovely specimen of this desirable issue with a lovely iridescent tone.
Minor areas of porosity, otherwise about extremely fine

Ex SKA 5, 1986, 98; Glendining 9 October 1989, 611; M&M 81, 1995, 36 and Busso Peus 351, 1997, 61 sales. From a Scandinavian private collection.