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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Himera |
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| Year | 440 BC - 425 BC |
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| Currency | Litra |
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| Obverse description | The nymph Himera, draped and holding a kentron in her right hand with reins in both hands, drives a slow quadriga to the left; above, Nike flies to the right, crowning the nymph with an open wreath held in both hands. In the exergue, a cock stands left within the retrograde inscription IMEPAION. The composition reflects the high Sicilian die-engraving tradition of the late fifth century BC, combining narrative movement with carefully rendered equine and figural detail. |
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| Obverse script | Greek (retrograde) |
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| Reverse description | Himera stands facing with head turned to the left, her right hand extended over a flaming altar at left, pouring a libation from a patera; to the upper right, a barley grain is depicted in the field. To the lower right, a satyr crouches at a fountain whose spout is fashioned in the form of a lion's head, bathing in the flowing water. The scene is rendered in a refined Sicilian engraving style, combining civic religious iconography with the characteristic fountain motif associated with the city of Himera. |
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