Summary
A copper hexas coin from the town of Segesta, Sicily, struck after 241 BC
Mint: not recorded
Reference: BMC Sicily p.136 No.52
Die axis: 11
Obverse Description
Head of the nymph Segesta facing right
Reverse Description
Dog / Hound standing facing right, circles above and below (the mark of value)
Edge Description
plain
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
circa 210 BC
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Issued By
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Previous Collection
Eugene von Guerard, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pre 1880
Listed in Eugene von Guerard's catalogue, vol.1, p.13. Purchased by Eugene von Guerard from Mr Friedlander of Berlin for 2 shillings 6 pence. The coin was found with many other von Guerard pieces in the NGV safe, in about 1904. The link to his collection had been lost at that time. -
Denomination
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Material
Bronze
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Axis
11
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
16 mm (Outside Diameter), 4.021 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
BMC. Sicily p.136 No.52
[Book] Poole, Reginald S. 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Sicily., 136 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.
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