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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     76000122      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     SICILY City:     Himera Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Drachm Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 480-470 Weight:     4.02 g Die Axis:     2 h Obverse Description:     Cock standing left Reverse Description:     Crab in concave incuse Primary Reference:     Westermark, Himera 115 (O1/R8) Reference2:     SNG ANS 153-4 Reference3:     SNG Manchester 404 (same dies) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=107797 Grade:     VF, toned, minor porosity Notes:     Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 122 Very rare. From Collection C.G. Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 161.This reverse type was adopted at Himera around 480 BC, shortly after the city came under the domination of the tyrant Theron of Akragas. In 472 BC he was succeeded by his son, Thrasydaios, whose death has often been thought to be the ending date of these issues. However, it is uncertain when Thrasydaios died; some sources quote the same year as his succession, but more recent evidence suggests a date around 468/7 BC. Westermark (citing W.S. Barrett and current hoard evidence), though, thinks the terminal date for this coinage was early in 470 BC, when Hieron of Syracuse defeated Thrasydaios in battle.

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