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Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver gray coin with relief decoration on each side.

Within the circle on the left is a man and women standing in a four-horse drawn vehicle facing right. The women is driving holding the reins in her hands. The man to her right is dressed in flowing clothing with a helmet perched atop his head. His outstretched arms are raised holding a bow and arrow ready to shoot. Above them is a wreath. The circle on the right depicts a large standing nude man facing left. His right hand is outstretched holding a bowl pouring liquid onto an altar below, with a rooster standing in front. In his left hand is a palm frond held by his side, next to it a second altar to the right with a bull and a leaf above. Greek characters surround the top spelling from left to right: SELINONTION

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.682
Title
Tetradrachm of Selinous
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
440 - 430 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Selinous (Sicily)
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/188512

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3200, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Classical Sculpture
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
16.64 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: SELINONTION

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robinson coll. (Chapman, 1926)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Schwabacher 39

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
1.1965.682
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; above, wreath; in exergue, crustacean. Border of dots.
Rev.: River god Selinos, holding laurel branch and patera, pouring libation on altar; to l., cock l., to r., selinon leaf and bull standing l. on pedestal.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3200 West Arcade, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Verification Level

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