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Tetradrachm
Issuer | Akragas |
Year | 420 BC |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | Tetradrachm (20) |
Currency | Litra |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 17.01 g |
Dimensions | 26 mm |
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Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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Reference(s) | BMC Greek#59, Jameson#508, SNG Lloyd#822, Kraay&Hirm#173-174, BostonMFA#235 var., Gulbenkian#163-164, AMB Basel#257 var., Buceti#70 |
Obverse description | Eagle with spread wings to left, perched on dead hare lying on a rock and tearing at it with its beak. On the rock, a cockle shell and a murex |
Obverse script | Greek |
Obverse lettering | ΑΚΡΑΓΑΝΤΙΝΟΝ |
Reverse description | Crab, to the left, cockle shell, to the right, sea snail and below, a large fish with open jaws, probably a Mero |
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Mintage | ND (-420) - -
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Catalog ID | 6673846330 |
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