Sicily. Motya. Circa 412-400 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 23.60 mm, 8.30 g). Hound standing right on exergue line; border of dots. Rev. mṭv' (in Punic, traces), Head of nymph right, the hair at the back of the head; behind the neck, ivy leaf. Jenkins, SNR 50 (1971), pl. 3, 27 (O13/R16) = Campana CNAI II, 375, 8B/a = Buceti 8/3a (same dies). SNG Ashmolean 1858 = SNG Lockett 3503 (same dies). Viola CNP 464 a (same dies). Cf. HGC 2, 928. Light iridescent toning with a small die wear on obverse. Traces of double-striking on reverse and surfaces with several cleaning scratches, otherwise, Very Fine. Very Rare.
Ex Cayon 422A, 20 November 2024, lot 5562; Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger 308, 19 October 1983, lot 83. This coin has the same (or very similar) dies to those found by Jenkins in SNR 50 (1971), Panormos pl. 6, Obverse 3 and by Silvia Hurter, Segesta pl. 16, Reverse 104.