bgr_1128880 - SICILY - HIMERA Litra
440.00 €(Approx. 506.00$ | 378.40£)
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Type : Litra
Date: c. 470-450 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sicile, Himère
Metal : silver
Diameter : 9,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,51 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie idéalement centrée. Très beau portrait au droit. Revers agréable. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête casquée à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Casque corinthien.
Historical background
SICILY - HIMERA
(530-482 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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