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

On the side of the coin on the left is a man and women standing in a four-horse drawn vehicle facing left. The woman holds the reins in her hands, the man to her right wears a helmet, his outstretched arms are raised holding a bow and arrow ready to shoot. Above, the Greek characters: S E L I N O N T I O N. The other side of the coin depicts a large standing nude man facing left, right hand outstretched holding a bowl pouring liquid onto an altar below, with a rooster standing in front. In his left hand is a palm frond, a second altar is to the right with a bull and a leaf above. Surrounding top, the Greek characters: S E L I N O S

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.124
Title
Tetradrachm of Selinous
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
440 - 420 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Selinous (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195504

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3400, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Greece in Black and Orange
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.31 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: SELINONTION
  • Reverse Inscription: SELINOS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Schwabacher 11

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.124
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Horse quadriga driven by Apollo and Artemis to l.; border of dots.
Reverse: River god Selinos naked, standing l., pouring libation over altar; cook in front of altar; l. selinous leaf and bull on pedestal

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
  • 32Q: 3400 Greek, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

Verification Level

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