Himera Coins [info Himera]
.. denomination weights n description Obv/Rev [Ref.]
530-500 BC
AR drachm (1/3) 4.04- 5.83 36 cock/mill-sail pattern in incuse square
AR obol (1/18) 0.57- 0.94 13 cock/mill-sail pattern in incuse square
AR 1/4 obol 0.19- 0.21 4 cock or hen/'Union Jack' pattern [Kraay 306-307]
500-484/3 BC
AR drachm (1/3) 4.54- 6.06 46 cock/hen in incuse square
AR drachm (1/3) 5.56 1 cock/hen double volute beneath
484/3-472 BC under Theron and Thrasydaeus
AR didrachm 8.09- 8.80 40 cock/crab
AR drachm 3.95- 4.26 9 cock/crab
AR drachm 4.17- 4.23 2 cock/astragalos
AR hemidrachm 1.73 1 cock/crab
AR hexas 0.08 1 astragalos/2 pellets [BMC Sicily Himera 30]
472/466-420 BC
AR tetradrachm 17.12 2 slow quadriga/nymph Himera standing
AR tetradrachm 16.01-17.24 23 slow quadriga/nymph Himera sacrificing
AR didrachm 8.15- 8.58 8 nude rider sideways/nymph Himera sacrificing
AR hemidrachm 1.74- 2.09 11 goat-rider/Nike
AR litra 0.63- 0.87 17 forepart humanhd monster/goat-rider
AR hemilitron 0.37 1 forepart humanhd monster/olive leaf between 6 p.
AR litra, obol? 0.46- 0.76 6 hd bearded male/Cor helm
AR obol? 0.66- 0.69 3 hd bearded male Att helm/pair of greaves
AR hemiobol? 0.25- 0.27 2 hd bearded male Att helm/pair of greaves
AR hexas 0.10 1 hd horned goat/2 pellets
cast bronze coin
AE hemilitron 24.44-30.12 3 hd Gorgon/6 p in incuse area [C 1]
struck bronze coins
AE hemilitron 34.60 1 hd Gorgon/male, 6 pellets [C 5]
AE hemilitron 13.40-34.91 39 hd Gorgon/6 p in (incuse) [C 12-16,19-20,22-4]
AE pentonkion 28.68 2 hd Gorgon/5 p in incuse area [C 6,17]
AE trias 14.50-21.43 7 hd Gorgon/4 p in incuse area [C 2,7-9]
AE tetras 8.50-16.39 12 hd Gorgon/3 p in incuse area [C 3,10,18,25]
AE hexas 10.03-13.39 2 hd Gorgon/2 p in incuse area [C 4]
AE onkia 5.34 1 hd Gorgon/1 p, HIMEPAION [C 11]
AE ... 3.05- 3.75 2 female (nymph)/Cor helm [C 26]
AE hemilitron 4.41- 6.00 6 youth on goat /Nike stg, 6p [C 27-29]
AE tetras 1.46- 3.62 28 youth on goat, 3p/Nike stg [C 30-33]
AE hexas 1.50- 2.06 6 youth on goat /Nike stg, 2p [C 34]
AE onkia 1.04- 1.21 2 youth on goat /Nike stg [C 34A]
420-... BC
AR tetradrachm 16.91 1 going quadriga/nymph Himera sacrificing
AR tetradrachm 16.45-17.29 3 fast quadriga/nymph Himera sacrificing
AR litra, obol? 0.70 1 hd Herakles ls/Athena [BMC Sicily Himera 49]
AE hemilitron 2.17- 5.46 103 hd nymph IME, 6p/wreath, 6p [C 35]
AE hemilitron 4.14- 4.28 2 hd nymph IME, 6p/wreath, 6p in circle [C 35 mv 1]
AE hemilitron 1.49- 1.82 8 hd nymph front /crayfish, 6p [C 36]
AE trias 1.09- 1.18 5 hd nymph front /shell IME, 4p [C 37]
AE tetras 1.32 2 hd nymph front /pecten IME, 3p [C 38]
409-... BC (Area of Himera, probably after the destruction of the city (409 BC))
AE tetras/hexas 3.02- 4.15 3 nymph stg, 2-3p/Herakles stg 2-...p [C 39-40]
AE hexas ... 1 nymph stg, 2p /figure stg [C 41]
AE ... 2.05- 3.15 4 nymph stg /boar [C 42-43]
AE ... 3.90- 4.44 3 man-hd bull /boar [C 44]
AE ... 3.38- 3.50 2 bull, 2-3 p /boar [C 45]
342/341-336 BC
AR hemidrachm 1.84 3 hd Kronos/grain, thunderbolt, eagle