Drachm

Akragas — modern Agrigento — was among the wealthiest poleis in the Greek world by the late fifth century, its prosperity built on olive oil exports and a position astride major Mediterranean trade routes. The city's silver coinage of this period is metrologically tied to the Attic standard, a deliberate choice that facilitated commerce with Aegean trading partners rather than neighboring Sicilian cities, most of which used the Corinthian standard. Within roughly a decade of this issue, Akragas would be sacked by Carthage in 406 BC — an event so catastrophic that the city essentially ceased meaningful coin production for a generation.