ANCIENT GREEK COINS
SICILY | Himera
NAC 79, Oct 20 2014
Lot 2 AR Didrachm, 8.48g
ex Naville XVII (1934), 156; M&M 28 (1964), 40; Leu 42 (1987), 84
FROM THE AUCTION CATALOG
| House | Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG, Zurich, Switzerland |
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| Date | October 20th, 2014 |
| Lot | 2 |
| Description | HIMERA, didrachm c. 483-472, Attic standard, AR 8.49 g. Obv. HIMERA Cockerel standing left. Rev. Crab seen from above. Literature Traité II/1, 2379–2380, pl. LXXX, 17–18 BMC Sicily 78, 24 SNG ANS 160 (same dies) E. Gabrici, Topografia e numismatica dell’antica Imera (e di Terme), Naples, 1894, pl. III, 8–11 G. K. Jenkins, ”Himera: The Coins of Akragantine Type”, La monetazione arcaica di Himera fino al 472 A.C. Atti del II Convegno del Centro internazionale di studi numismatici, Napoli 15-19 aprile 1969, Supplemento Annali 16–17, 1971, pl. 3, 6–7 (same obverse die) G. E. Rizzo, Monete greche della Sicilia, Rome, 1946, pl. 21, 5 Antikenmuseum Basel 301 U. Westermark, ”Himera. The Coins of Akragantine Type. 2. Based on a Catalogue by Kenneth Jenkins”, Travaux de numismatique grecque offerts à Georges Le Rider, London, 1999, pl. 48, 56 (this coin) M.-M. Bendenoun, Coins of the Ancient World, A portrait of the JDL Collection, Tradart, Genève, 2009, 3 (this coin) |
| Issuer | SICILY | Himera |
| Metal | AR (Silver) |
| Denomination | Didrachm |
| Weight | 8.48g |
| Estimate | 12500 |
| Sold | 17000 |
| Currency | Sfr |
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SICILY | Himera
NAC 79, Oct 20 2014
Lot 2 AR Didrachm, 8.48g