Watch List notes:

SICILY. Selinos. Circa 409 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 8.57 g, 10 h). ΣEΛ-INON-TION Herakles standing right, holding club overhead in right hand, preparing to strike the Cretan bull, standing right, which he holds by a horn with his left. Rev. HYΨAΣ River god Hypsas standing left, holding branch in left hand and phiale in right, from which he sacrifices over serpent-entwined altar to left; to right, small figure of Nike standing left, grasping Hypsas by the arm and handing him a victory ribbon. AMB 412 (same dies). Rizzo pl. 33, 8 (same dies). Extremely rare variety with Nike instead of the usual selinon leaf and heron. Light marks, otherwise, very fine.


The 7th labor of Herakles was to slay the Cretan bull.