Catalog
| Issuer | Himera |
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| Year | 420 BC - 407 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Head of the nymph Himera facing left, wearing a stephane and with hair elaborately dressed and bound, depicted in fine archaic-classical style. To the left of the neck, six pellets arranged in two vertical columns of three, serving as value marks indicating the hemilitron denomination. The portrait is rendered with delicate facial features characteristic of late fifth-century BCE Sicilian coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Six pellets arranged in a triangular pattern at center, representing the six onkiai of the hemilitron denomination, enclosed within an open olive wreath with berries, the branches curving symmetrically to either side. Below the pellets, a ketos (sea-serpent) or biga symbol is visible, serving as a type identifier. The overall composition is bold and well-centred within the flan, consistent with Himeran bronze coinage of the late fifth century BCE. |
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