bgr_574720 - SICILY - HIMERA Hemilitron
150.00 €(Approx. 171.00$ | 129.00£)
Quantity
Add to your cart
Type : Hemilitron
Date: c. 420-408 AC.
Mint name / Town : Himère, Sicile
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 4,08 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan légèrement décentré. Joli revers. Agréable patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection Luc Corso
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.
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.
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sellRelated articles
Full data
Your Recently Viewed Items
NAVARRE-BÉARN - ANTHONY OF BOURBON AND JOAN OF ALBRET Vaquette VF
80.00 €
GALLIA - SOUTH WESTERN GAUL - VOLCÆ TECTOSAGES (Area of Toulouse) Obole “à l
42.00 €
GALLIA - RHONE VALLEY Denier au cavalier DVRNACOS / AVSCRO VF
35.00 €
SYRIA - SELEUKID KINGDOM - SELEUKOS IV PHILOPATOR Double unité VF
90.00 €
AGRIPPINA MAJOR Sesterce VF
600.00 €
LOUIS XV THE BELOVED Demi-écu aux branches d’olivier, tête ceinte d’un ban
200.00 €
cgbfr.com numismatists
