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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Sicily| > |Akragas| > GB70596
Akragas, Sicily, c. 425 - 406 B.C.
|Akragas|, |Akragas,| |Sicily,| |c.| |425| |-| |406| |B.C.|, Akragas was founded early in the 6th century by colonists from Gela. It was second only to Syracuse in importance on Sicily but was sacked by the Carthaginians in 406 B.C. It was renamed Agrigentum after it fell to Rome in 210 B.C.
GB70596. Bronze hexas, cf. Calciati I, p. 188, 70; HGC 2 144 (S); SNG ANS 1053 var. (both fish right); SNG Morcom 524 var. (same); SNG Cop 79 var. (same and eagle on fish), F, Akragas (Agrigento, Sicily, Italy) mint, weight 6.890g, maximum diameter 19.6mm, die axis 315o, c. 425 - 406 B.C.; obverse eagle right, wings open, standing on hare in talons; reverse crab, pellets outside each claw, two fish below the one on top left, the one below right; scarce; SOLD











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