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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Sicily| > |Other Sicily| > GS74047
Selinous, Sicily, c. 420 - 410 B.C.
|Other| |Sicily|, |Selinous,| |Sicily,| |c.| |420| |-| |410| |B.C.|, In the spring of 409 B.C., Hannibal Mago (the grandson of Hamilcar who was killed at Himera) landed at Lilybaeum with an army of at least 100,000 men and marched directly to Selinunte. The city fortifications were in disrepair and auxiliary forces, promised by Syracuse and Agrigentum and Gela, did not arrive in time. The Selinuntines defended themselves with the courage and, even after the walls were breached, fought from house to house. But the Carthagians' overwhelming numbers made resistance hopeless and most of the defenders were put to the sword. Of the citizens of Selinunte 16,000 were slain, 5,000 made prisoners, and 2,600 escaped to Agrigentum. Hannibal destroyed the city walls, but allowed the surviving inhabitants to return. A considerable number of citizens did, and although the city continued to exist under Carthaginian dominion, its prosperity never recovered.
GS74047. Silver litra, SNG Lloyd 1270, SNG ANS -, SNG Cop -, aF, Selinos mint, weight 0.597g, maximum diameter 12.0mm, die axis 225o, c. 420 - 410 B.C.; obverse nymph seated left on rock, outstretched right hand touching serpent; reverse ΣEΛINONTION, man-faced bull (river-god Selinos) standing right, selinon leaf above; rare; SOLD










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