Numismatica Ars Classica
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Didrachm circa 440, AR 24 mm, 8.27 g. Σ-E-ΛI- NO-TI-ON Heracles, naked, to r., pressing l. knee against Cretan bull and grasping r. horn with l. hand; r. hand wields club, about to strike the bull. Rev. HYΨ-AΣ The river-god Hypsas, naked, standing l. holding branch and patera, pouring libation over altar around which a serpent twines; to r., heron walking r. Above, selinon leaf. Rizzo pl. XXXI, 16 (this obverse die). SNG Lloyd 1252. SNG ANS 703 (these dies). Boehringer SNR 77, 66 (these dies).
Rare. Light iridescent tone, several cleaning marks and traces
of smoothing, otherwise very fine
Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 58, 1992, 87; Busso Peus 380, 2004, 221 and CNG 103, 2016, 71 sales.
Didrachm circa 440, AR 24 mm, 8.27 g. Σ-E-ΛI- NO-TI-ON Heracles, naked, to r., pressing l. knee against Cretan bull and grasping r. horn with l. hand; r. hand wields club, about to strike the bull. Rev. HYΨ-AΣ The river-god Hypsas, naked, standing l. holding branch and patera, pouring libation over altar around which a serpent twines; to r., heron walking r. Above, selinon leaf. Rizzo pl. XXXI, 16 (this obverse die). SNG Lloyd 1252. SNG ANS 703 (these dies). Boehringer SNR 77, 66 (these dies).
Rare. Light iridescent tone, several cleaning marks and traces
of smoothing, otherwise very fine
Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 58, 1992, 87; Busso Peus 380, 2004, 221 and CNG 103, 2016, 71 sales.