A coin from Himera (in the Sicanian area of Sicily) bears on its reverse the legend ΚΙΜΑΡΑ. This form was already understood as a pun based on the Greek name of the he-goat (χίμαρος), the animal which appears on the obverse of the coin. The presence of a pun without a direct connection with the official name of the city would be highly surprising on a coin, as coins are an official expression of the political power of the Greek polis. Therefore, it is much more likely that ΚΙΜΑΡΑ reflects first of all a rendering of the indigenous name of the city, which was used in parallel with the standard form (Η)ΙΜΕΡΑ. As it appears so rarely, this variant must have been considered less prestigious than (Η)ΙΜΕΡΑ. The widespread use of the he-goat image on the coins of Himera could have triggered the use of the variant ΚΙΜΑΡΑ. This variant was then even accepted as a coin legend.