Diobol

Akragas — the wealthiest city in the Greek west by most ancient accounts — struck gold only under extreme duress. This issue dates to the final years before the city's destruction by Carthage in 406 BC, when the threat of siege forced the treasury into emergency coinage. The gold itself likely came from melted dedications or temple reserves rather than any established bullion supply.

The city was never rebuilt to its former scale. These pieces represent one of the last acts of a mint that would not meaningfully operate again for generations.