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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Sicily| > |Akragas| > SH65985
Akragas, Sicily, c. 450 - 440 B.C.
|Akragas|, |Akragas,| |Sicily,| |c.| |450| |-| |440| |B.C.|, Located on a plateau overlooking Sicily's southern coast, Akragas was founded c. 582 B.C. by colonists from Gela. It grew rapidly, becoming second only to Syracuse in importance on Sicily but was sacked by Carthage in 406 B.C. and never fully recovered. It was renamed Agrigentum after it fell to Rome in 210 B.C.
SH65985. Cast bronze hexas, Westermark 1979 3; Calciati I p. 146, 7; BMC Sicily p. 24, 5; SNG Cop 63, SNG Lloyd 834; Thurlow-Vecchi 305; HGC 2 128 (R2); SNG ANS -, VF, green patina, Akragas (Agrigento, Sicily, Italy) mint, weight 7.156g, maximum diameter 15.9mm, die axis 0o, c. 450 - 440 B.C.; cast somewhat tooth-shaped flattened cone form, two pellets (mark of value) on flat top, AK and sea-eagle standing left on one side, crab opposite; very rare; SOLD










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