SICILY, Selinos Circa 540/530-510 BC. AR Didrachm (9.08 gm).
Selinon leaf, stem of leaf resembling a panther’s scalp; two pellets above
Rev. Incuse square divided into eight sections.
Arnold-Biucchi, et al., “A Greek Archaic Silver Hoard from Selinus,”
in ANSMN 33 (1988), 30 (same dies); SNG ANS 666.
The wild celery, Greek selino, is a plant of the parsley family that grows in the
neighbourhood of Selinos. It appears as a punning type on the coins of that city.




