SICILY - HIMERA 409-407
The nymph Himera in a quadriga, holding the reins. Above, Niké crowns the nymph and holds a tablet on which we read: MAI. In exergue, pistrix. R/. Himera standing frontally, sacrificing on an altar. To the right, nude Silenus bathing in a fountain whose spout is a lion's head. Off-camera, IMEPAION.
♦ Pozzi 460; Jameson 617; de Luynes 977; SNG Lloyd 1022
Silver tetradrachm signed by the engraver MAI. (17,64 g)
Very rare. Superb.
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