Litra of Selinous, Countermarked
CoinsGreek4th century BCE

Litra of Selinous, Countermarked

415 BCE-409 BCE

Description

Obv.: Nymph Eurymedusa reaching to l. holding serpent; above, in field, selinous leaf. Circle of dots. Rev.: Man-headded bull standing to r. on exergue line . In exergue, fish; above S[ELINO]ES. Countermark: female head to r.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greek
Period
Classical period, High
Century
4th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

0.76 g

Provenance

Ex Triton III, 30 November-01 December 1999, lot 252

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