Tetradrachms of Sicily
HGC 1104 (R2)
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - GREEK CIVIC (7th CENT BC - 1st CENT AD) SICILY, SEGESTA c.405-400 BC |
| Item Description: |
AR Tetradrachm Sicily, Segesta obv nymph Segesta in biga |
| Full Grade: |
NGC Ch VF Strike: 3/5 Surface: 2/5 |
| Owner: |
MF Collection |
Owner Comments:
Sicily, Segesta AR Tetradrachm. Circa 415-410 BC. The nymph Segesta, holding reins, driving slow quadriga to right; ΣΕLΕΣΤΑZΙΑ in exergue / [Σ]ΕΓΕΣΤΑΙ[ΩΝ], the hunter Aigestes, nude but for chlamys over left arm and pileus hanging from neck, standing right, left foot propped on rock, holding two spears over left shoulder; two hunting dogs prowling right at his feet towards [herm standing left] in right field. Rizzo pl. LXI, 21; SNG ANS -; SNG Lloyd 1197 var.; HGC 2, 1104. 16.96g, 25mm, 6h.