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SICILY, Himera. Circa 483/2-472/1 BC. AR Didrachm (20.5mm, 8.35 g, 1h). Cock standing left; HIMERA to left / Crab within shallow incuse circle. Westermark, Himera, Group I, 14.3 (O4/R12 – this coin); HGC 2, 438; SNG Fitzwilliam 1024 (same obv. die); Locker-Lampson 70 (same dies); Rosen 55 (same obv. die). Toned, struck with worn obverse die. Good VF.
Ex Auctiones AG 25 (19 June 1995), lot 103.
This coinage was struck during the period when Himera was under the control of the Emmenid tyrants of Akragas. Theron ruled from 483/2 BC until his death in 473, when his son, Thrasidaios, briefly took control of the cities, before his despotic rule resulted in his overthrow circa 472/1 BC.
Ex Auctiones AG 25 (19 June 1995), lot 103.
This coinage was struck during the period when Himera was under the control of the Emmenid tyrants of Akragas. Theron ruled from 483/2 BC until his death in 473, when his son, Thrasidaios, briefly took control of the cities, before his despotic rule resulted in his overthrow circa 472/1 BC.