Triton XVIII, Lot: 375. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Selinos. Circa 540-515 BC. AR Didrachm (21.5mm, 8.98 g). Selinon leaf; pellets flanking stem / Incuse square divided into ten sections. Arnold-Biucchi Group I, 2 var. (no pellets); Selinus Hoard 20–1 corr. (2 not 4 pellets, same dies); HGC 2, 1209; cf. SNG ANS 667; SNG Lloyd –; Basel –; Dewing –; Rizzo –. EF, lightly toned, small area of flat strike on obverse, diagnostic die breaks on reverse.
From the collection of a Southern Pathologist, purchased from Superior Stamp & Coin, 28 December 1989.