Sicily - Selinunte - Didrachma.
Splendid specimen... Lot 13
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Sicily - Selinunte - Didrachma.
Splendid specimen - Good centering.
8.81g - SNG ANS 670
FDC - NGC MS (4/5 and 4/5)
Quite often, Greek cities used puns on their coinage, with a symbol referring to their name: for example a seal (phoke) identifying the issues from Phokaia. Here, a leaf of parsley (σέλινον / selinon) refers to the emitter city of Selinos.
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