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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Sicily| > |Akragas| > SH56023
Akragas, Sicily, c. 425 - 406 B.C.
|Akragas|, |Akragas,| |Sicily,| |c.| |425| |-| |406| |B.C.|, Calciati 77 is the type with two fish left but does not include a die match to our coin. Calciati 74 appears to have the same reverse die. It is described as having one fish left under the crab but there appears to be a second fish left on the edge of the flan.
SH56023. Bronze hexas, Calciati 74 corr. (same rev. die) & 77; SNG Munchen 145; SNG ANS 1047 var. (top fish right), SNG Cop 79 var. (same); BMC Sicily 110 var. (same), gVF, Akragas (Agrigento, Sicily, Italy) mint, weight 6.907g, maximum diameter 19.9mm, die axis 45o, obverse AKPA, eagle standing right, wings open, head lowered, fish in talons; reverse crab, two pellets flanking claws, one or two left fish below; nice green patina; scarce variant; SOLD










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