Tetradrachm of Selinous | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.1965.681
Title: Tetradrachm of Selinous
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 460 BCE-409 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Selinous (Sicily)
Period: Classical period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/188205

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Silver
Metal: AR
Technique: Struck
Dimensions: 17.35 g
Die Axis: 9
Denomination: tetradrachm

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: H. Schulman, 4 Feb. 1950 (Faruk dupl.), 643

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Schwabacher 20

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number: 1.1965.681
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Quadriga r., driven by Artemis; to her r., Apollo standing discharging an arrow; in exergue, barleycorn. Border of dots.
Rev.: SELINONTION River god Silenus, holding laurel branch and patera, pouring libation on altar; to l., cock r., to r., selinon leaf and bull standing l. on pedestal; incuse A on pedestal.

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1.1965.681: Tetradrachm of Selinous