Female Head / Hunting Dog

Segesta (Sicily) - Litra
Female head (nymph Aigiste or Aphrodite?) facing
River-god Krimisos in the form of a hunting dog with collar standing right; above, wheel with eight spokes; all within shallow circular incuse

Description

Obverse: Female head (nymph Aigiste or Aphrodite?) facing
Reverse: River-god Krimisos in the form of a hunting dog with collar standing right; above, wheel with eight spokes; all within shallow circular incuse

Very rare and unusually well preserved, with a dramatic late Archaic facing portrait on the obverse. Somewhat porous and with very minor edge chipping, otherwise good very fine. From the collection of an orthopaedic trauma surgeon based in Germany, assembled since the 1980s.

Details

CompositionSilver
IssuerSegesta
Ruling AuthorityUnknown
Period of Issue455 BC - 440 BC
Weight0.72 g
Diameter12 mm
Orientation
↑↑
8h
DenominationLitra
StandardSicilian Litra
ReferencesHGC 2 #1164; Hurter, Segesta #K13

Numista Reference

Provenance

LocationDescriptionDate
Germany
Orthopaedic trauma surgeon, assembled since the 1980s
1985
Switzerland
Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 38 - Lot 362
Dec 14, 2025
United States
Lelouch Collection
Current