Tetras

Issuer	Himera
Year	425 BC - 409 BC
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Reference(s)	CNS#18, SNG ANS 4#181, HGC 2#467, SNG Morcom#596, SNG Copenhagen#315-316, Weber#1358-1359

Obverse description	Facing gorgoneion rendered in archaic style, occupying the full field of the coin. The mask displays large, staring eyes with prominent pupils, a broad flat nose, and a wide grinning mouth with the characteristic apotropaic expression. Coiling serpents are visible framing the head at the upper periphery, and vestigial wings or serpentine locks radiate outward from the crown. The design is boldly modelled in high relief, consistent with the late Himeran bronze coinage tradition.
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