Hess Divo

Auction 329  –  17 November 2015

Hess Divo, Auction 329

Ancient, Medieval and Modern Rarities

Tu, 17.11.2015, from 1:00 PM CET
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Description

CLASSICAL COINS
SICILY
SELINUS
Didrachm, about 450 BC. AR 8.51 g. S-E-LI-N-ONT-IO-S Heracles, nude r., crasping with his l. hand the Cretan bull by the l. horn, holding the club in his r. hand raised above his head. Rev. HUY - AS Youthful, nude river god Hypsas standing l., holding laurel branch in his lowered l. hand, with his r. hand patera over altar in front of him and around which snake; in field r., leaf of celery and heron r. SNG ANS 704 (these dies). SNG Oxford 1899 (these dies).
Rare . Excellent style. Almost extremely fine Provenance: Auction Hess-Divo AG, Zürich 308 (2007), 18.

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Price realized 3'400 CHF
Starting price 2'000 CHF
Estimate 2'500 CHF
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