Selinos Tetradrachm

SICILY. Selinos. Circa 455-409 B.C. AR tetradrachm. 16.97 gm. 25 mm. Artemis, holding reins, driving quadriga right; beside her, Apollo standing right, drawing bow; barley grain in exergue / Theyoung river god Selinos standing facing, head left, cradling palm frond and holding phiale over altar to left; before altar, cock standing left; to right, selinon (wild celery) leaf above bullstanding left on basis. Schwabacher 30. HGC 2, 1221. SNG ANS 698. Jameson 720. Near Extremely Fine; beautiful style dies, well struck. Lightly toned with iridescence; traces of horn silver aroundpart of rim. Exceptionally attractive example of this beautiful and difficult issue. Rare.

Selinos was founded about 628 BC, the westernmost Greek colony on Sicily, and was named for the wild celery that flourished there. This magnificent tetradrachm was struck at the height ofSelinos' power and wealth, within a few decades before its destruction in 409 BC by an army of combined forces from Segesta and Carthage. A similar type was chosen by Charles Seltman for hisfamous book "Masterpieces of Greek Coins."

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North Africa, Sabratha AE Unit

North Africa, Sabratha (Time of Tiberius, 14-37 AD)

AE Unit,

Obverse: Radiate head of Divus Augustus facing right, CEASAR all within laurel wreath.

Reverse: Bearded head (Baal-Melqart) facing right.

Rare. Pleasing brown patina. Good Very Fine.

14.45gm.

RPC 816.2.

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1968 Illinois Sesquicentennial Bronze Medal

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