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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancient Aussie, post: 3766296, member: 80147&quot;]Part of my recent holiday included a visit to the ancient ruins of Selinos, had not read much about it&#039;s history until the visit, and Gee Wiz it was a huge busy Greek/Phoenician empire since 7th century BC, but a lot of the cities troubles were bought on by themselves with continued fighting with neighboring Segesta which began a long tough war culminating in the end of Sicilian Hellenism. The Selinuntines even supported Carthaginians during the great expedition of Hamilcar 480 BC, but they were to late to send an army to the battle of Himera which seen the defeat of Hamilcar. 413BC seen the Selinuntines call on Athens for help against Segestans and Syracuse, in which the Segestans succumbed to the Selinuntines, but not happy in 409 BC Segasta called on Carthage which culminated in the total destruction of Selinos with 16,000 killed and another 5000 taken as slaves......this was the start of Carthage foothold into Sicily and Italy and Rome&#039;s future woes.</p><p><br /></p><p>On a lighter note if you are still reading, I picked up this coin from Marc Breitsprecher the other day chosen not only because of it&#039;s sharp detail but it&#039;s minting in that crucial historical time 415 BC-409 BC time frame. And below that a few pics I took of what Selinute Archaeological park looks like today.[ATTACH=full]1008130[/ATTACH]</p><p>Attribution: CNS 11; HGC 2, 1238</p><p>Date: Circa 415-409 BC</p><p>Obverse: Head of Herakles right, in lion skin headdress</p><p>Reverse: ΣE; Bow and Quiver</p><p>Size: 16.35mm</p><p>Weight: 3.62 grams</p><p>Rare </p><p>Description: choice EF with an attractive mottled green patina.</p><p>Below is a map showing the main ancient cities of the time.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008131[/ATTACH] </p><p>The park is to big to walk around and see everything so we had like a golf buggy drive us around (below)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008132[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008133[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008134[/ATTACH] </p><p>Below what is mainly ruins of the Acropolis closest of the temples to the beach.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008136[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1008137[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #330066">PLEASE POST YOUR SELINOS COINS OR ANYTHING RELATED. ( I KNOW TIF HAS AN ABSOLUTE STUNNER)</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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