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E-auction 284-204603 - bgr_490368 - SICILY - HIMERA Hemilitron

SICILY - HIMERA Hemilitron AU
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Estimate : 130 €
Price : 64 €
Maximum bid : 65 €
End of the sale : 24 September 2018 14:02:00
bidders : 11 bidders
Type : Hemilitron
Date: c. 420-408 AC.
Mint name / Town : Himère, Sicile
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 3,99 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Patine vert foncé. Exemplaire sur un flan légèrement décentré. Belle couronne végétale au revers

Obverse


Obverse legend : LÉGENDE RÉTROGRADE.
Obverse description : Tête de la nymphe Himera à gauche, les cheveux retenus par un sphendone ; devant le visage, six globules ; grènetis circulaire.
Obverse legend : IM-E.
Obverse translation : (Himère).

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Six globules dans une couronne végétale ; grènetis circulaire.

Commentary


Dans certains ouvrages, la couronne du revers est décrite comme étant constituée de deux branches de laurier.

Historical background


SICILY - HIMERA

(420-408 BC)

Himère, a Chalcidian colony, was founded by inhabitants of Zancle in 648 BC. The city was taken by Théron, tyrant of Agrigento in 482 BC, and its population deported. After the end of the "akragantine" domination in 472 BC, the city underwent significant economic development until its final destruction by the Carthaginian forces in 408 BC. Its population, which had counted up to 'to 40,000 inhabitants, then took refuge in Therma.

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