MK-B | Himera ca. 425-420 v. Chr.

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Himera ca. 425-420 v. Chr.
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Coin Galleries Altes Museum (temporarily closed) AM4/27b Begin of Bronze Coinage
Obverse	Gorgoneion. Frontales Haupt der Medusa mit gebleckten Zähnen und ausgestreckter Zunge.
Reverse	Sechs Wertpunkte in zwei parallelen Reihen.
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 425-420 v. Chr. Classical
Denomination	1/2 Litra (Hemilitra)
	Bronze ; 29,01 g; 27 mm; 3 h
Production	struck
Mint	Himera
Region	Sicilia
Country	Italy
Publications	C. M. Kraay, The bronze coinage of Himera and 'Himera', in: Le origini della monetazione di bronzo in Sicilia e in Magna Grecia. Atti del IV convegno del centro internazionale di studi numismatici 1977 (1979) 35-42 Taf. 6,5 (425-420 v. Chr.); R. Calciati, Corpus Nummorum Siculorum I. La monetazione di bronzo (1983) 29-39.
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
Accession	1900 Imhoof-Blumer
previous Owner	Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer
Object number	18214493
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