MK-B | Himera ca. 415-409 v. Chr.

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Himera ca. 415-409 v. Chr.
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Münzkabinett, Vault
Obverse	Gorgoneion. Frontales Haupt der Medusa mit gebleckten Zähnen und ausgestreckter Zunge.
Reverse	Fünf Wertpunkte.
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 415-409 v. Chr. Classical
Denomination	5 Onkiai
	Bronze ; 28,22 g; 27 mm
Production	cast
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 (1980) 35-42 (415-405 v. Chr.); R. Calciati, Corpus Nummorum Siculorum I. La monetazione di bronzo (1983) 29-39 (Himera); O. Hoover, The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series II (2012) 132 Nr. 465 (datiert 430-420 v. Chr.).
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Archaic and Classical periods
Accession	1869/28850
Vendor (to Museum)	Paulos Ioannes Lambros
Object number	18244802
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