SICILY. Himera. Circa 483-472 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 21
SICILY. Himera. Circa 483-472 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 8.45 g, 7 h). ΗΙΜΕRΑ Rooster standing to left. Rev. Crab, seen from above, with an annulet at the center of its shell; all within a shallow circular incuse. Buceti 16. Westermark, Himera, 9, 1 (O3/R8, this coin). Beautifully toned and most attractive. Obverse struck from a worn die, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.
From a European collection, ex Parsy (Libert), 23 March 2012, 1, Lanz 72, 29 May 1995, 114, from the collection of Kommerzienrat H. Otto, Hess, Luzern 207, 1 December 1931, 143, and bought for Otto by Hamburger at Naville X, 15 June 1925, 206 (consigned by Spink's).
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