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Hemidrachm

Issuer Himera
Year 425 BC - 409 BC
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Currency Litra
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Obverse description Pan depicted in full figure, moving right astride a leaping goat, holding a kerykeion in his raised left hand while blowing into a conch shell held in his right. The figure is rendered with characteristic Sikeliote artistic vigor, showing the deity's hybrid nature with goat-like attributes. The ethnic legend HIMΕPAION appears in the field, inscribed in retrograde Greek characters.
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Reverse description Nike depicted in flight, moving left with outstretched wings, holding a filleted aphlaston in her extended right hand and gathering the hem of her garment with her lowered left hand. The figure is rendered in fine late Classical Sikeliote style, with delicate drapery folds suggesting movement. The inscription NIKA appears in the field in Greek characters, identifying the winged victory goddess.
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Mintage ND (425 BC - 409 BC)
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