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Auction 26  21 May 2023
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Lot 169

Estimate: 800 CHF
Price realized: 3400 CHF
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SICILY. Segesta. Circa 465/60-455/50 BC. Litra (Silver, 11 mm, 0.73 g, 10 h). Hunting dog springing to right. Rev. ΣΕΓΕ-ΣΤΑΖΙ-Β (retrograde) Head of the nymph Segesta to right, wearing a pearl diadem and with her hair in a krobylos; all within a shallow circular incuse. Buceti 5. De Luynes 1114 (same dies). Hurter K1 g (this coin). Manganaro, Mikrà, pl. 8, 21. Rare. Toned as found and of very fine style. Obverse slightly off-center and reverse struck from a slightly rusty die, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Numismatica Ars Classica 1, 29 March 1989, 86.
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