Selge (BC 400-350) Obol

ca 400-350 BC. AR Obol (1.05g). Astragalos; small club at side / Facing owl with out-spread wings. Unpublished in the major collections. Toned, gVF.

The astragalos (knuckle bone) and club of Herakles are used as subsidiary symbols on the staters of Selge of the 4th century. The appearance of the frontal owl is otherwise unattested on the coinage of Selge or elsewhere in the region.

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Filename:	640304.jpg
City/Mint name:	Selge
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Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	SNG France -; SNG Cop. -; SNG von Aulock -
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 64 (9/2003), lot 304 ($545 + comm)
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Date added:	Mar 19, 2005
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