Segesta
Didrachm circa 461-415, AR 8.52 g. Hunting dog (Cirneco of the Etna) standing l. Rev. ΣΕΓΕΣΤ – ΑZΙ – Β retrograde Head of Aigeste r., hair bound with fillet. SNG ANS 622 (this reverse die). SNG Copenhagen 575 (this reverse die). Hurter 89.
Very rare. Struck on a large flan and with a light iridescent tone. A die break
and areas of corrosion on obverse, otherwise good very fine
Ex Bertolami Fine Arts sale 8, 2014, 137.