I semata della moneta antica: piante officinali, medicamenti, divinità per la cura. Il caso del selinon di Selinunte

Reviewing the repertoire of monetary iconographies that draws inspiration from flora, its breadth immediately emerges, but it is equally quickly noted that plant subjects are only rarely linked to the theme of care. In this regard, the case of the selinon, parasemon of the coinage of Selinunte, will be explored in depth. The monetary images will be analysed and the botanical characters that identify the species will be examined, in order to discern whether the motivations that led to the choice of the vegetal subject as typos are attributable to the particular therapeutic properties of the plant. Furthermore, some considerations will be advanced regarding the link between the selinon type and the divinities of the Selinuntian pantheon.