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Tetradrachm

Issuer Himera
Year 440 BC - 430 BC
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Value Tetradrachm (20)
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Reverse description The nymph Himera stands facing, slightly turned to the right, draped in a chiton and wearing a fillet in her hair; she extends her left arm forward holding a phiale, while her right arm is raised. To her left stands a decorated altar, and beside it stylized plant or flame motifs. To her right, a small satyr crouches while being attacked or approached by an eagle, referencing a local mythological narrative. Above the figure, a leaf-shaped object floats in the upper field. The scene is rendered with exceptional detail and dynamism characteristic of the finest Sicilian coinage of the Classical period.
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Mint Himera
Mintage ND (440 BC - 430 BC)
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