Segesta
Tetradrachm circa 405-400, AR 16.29 g. EΓE ΣTAIΩN Aegestes, the city's founder, as hunter, standing r. with l. foot upon rock, r. hand resting on hip, l. elbow on knee; he wears a pilos suspended behind the neck, sword hanging from strap around l. shoulder, ankle-boots (cothurni) and chlamys over l. arm; two javelins in l. hand. At his feet, two hounds r. and in r. field, ithyphallic herm l., wearing petasus. Rev. ΣΕΛΕ – ΣΤΑZΙA Head of the nymph Segesta r., wearing earring and necklace, hair caught in amphyx and sphendone. Behind head, ear of barley. Rizzo pl. LXII, 13 (this obverse die). Kraay-Hirmer 203 (these dies). Mildenberg, Kimon in the manner of Segesta in Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of Numismatics, Paris, 1973, pl. 11, 21 (these dies). Lederer 6. Hunter T8.
Very rare. An interesting and intriguing representation struck on a large flan.
Light iridescent tone and about extremely fine

Ex Tkalec sale 17 May 2010, 10 and Roma Numismatics 22, 2011, 52 sales.