Sicily, Segesta

Circa 440-416 BC. AR didrachm or nomos, 7.03 gr., 20.8 mm. Obv.: hound standing to the left on exergue line; border of dots. Rev.: head of nymph Aigeste to the right, with earring and necklace, hair tied with a sphendone; within shallow incuse circle and linear border. Ref.: Hurter 108 (V33/R61, same dies); cf. Buceti 41a; SNG ANS 628 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1172 (same dies); Rizzo pl. LXI, 13 (same dies); McClean 2546 (same dies); cf. HGC 2, 1132. Very Rare. Struck with a slightly worn die on obverse. Some scratches. Very Fine. From the Guadan collection. Ex Jesus Vico 161 (Madrid 2022), lot 198.