Sicily. Segesta. Circa 455-440 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 22.20 mm, 8.37 g). Hound standing left on exergue line; border of dots. Rev. ΣΕΓΕΣΤΑΖ – Ι – Β, Head of nymph Aigeste right, hair bound with a ribbon on the neck; her head enclosed in linear circle; all within shallow incuse circle. Hurter 94 (V29/R51) = Gillet Coll. 506 (same dies). SNG ANS 621 (same dies). McClean 2543 (same dies). De Luynes 1111 (same dies). Franke-Hirmer pl. 70, 198 (same dies). Rizzo pl. LXI, 12 (same dies). Cf. HGC 2, 1127. Attractively toned. Some light scratches and minor metal fault on obverse. Very Fine. Rare.
Ex Ferri & Associates (Vinchon), 10 November 2022, lot 723. From the Collection M. Pierre Lallier.