SICILY. Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 22 mm, 7.54 g). Selinon leaf. Rev. Incuse square divided diagonally into ten raised and lowered sections. Arnold-Biucchi 2. Selinus Hoard 20. SNG ANS 676. Surfaces slightly rough, otherwise, extremely fine.

The city of Selin0s used a leaf of wild parsley, selinon in Greek, as its badge - a typical example of the way Greek states used what are known as punning types to identify themselves on their coinages. Another example is the seal, Phoke, on the coinage of Phokaia.