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Pentonkion
| Issuer | Himera |
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| Year | 430 BC - 420 BC |
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| Reference(s) | CNS#6, SNG Munich 1#363 |
| Obverse description | Facing gorgoneion rendered in high relief, occupying the full field of the flan. The apotropaic mask displays a broad, frontally presented visage with wide-set eyes, a flattened nose, and an open mouth from which a trilobed tongue protrudes prominently. Prominent teeth are visible flanking the tongue, and the head is surmounted by a mass of stylized serpentine hair. The treatment is characteristically archaic-transitional in style, with bold, deeply modeled features consistent with Himeran bronze coinage of the late fifth century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (430 BC - 420 BC) |
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