Watch List notes:

SICILY. Himera. Circa 530-483/2 BC. Drachm (Silver, 25 mm, 5.74 g). Rooster walking to right, his left foot raised; border of dots. Rev. Incuse square with a rayed border containing a mill sail pattern of four raised and four sunken triangles. Buceti 4. Kraay, Himera, 10 (same dies?). SNG ANS 137. A bold and impressively attractive piece, lightly toned and struck on a broad flan. Some uncleaned deposits, minor marks, and traces of double-striking , otherwise, extremely fine.
Ex Waddell 79, 10 December 2003, 13 and Auctiones 11, 30 September 1980, 42.

For a later rooster, see lot 1084, below, the early 3rd century didrachm from Karystos in Euboia. In both cases the rooster symbolises the sunrise.