Didrachm

Features

Issuer	Akragas (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	495 BC - 478 BC
Value	Didrachm (2)
Currency	Attic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	8.79 g
Diameter	20 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 182725
References	Westermark Akragas# 91-94 Ulla Westermark; 2018. The Coinage of Akragas c. 510–406 BC. Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (2 volumes). , BMC Greek# 25 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , SNG ANS 3# 919 Hyla A. Troxell; 1975. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 3. Bruttium-Sicily 1 (Abacaenum-Eryx). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , SNG Copenhagen# 36 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , Traité I# 2328 Ernest Babelon; 1907. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.1. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies greques depuis les origines jusqu'aux guerres médiques. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France. , de Luynes# 848 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes). , McClean# 2032 Sidney W. Grose. Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , Jenkins# 6 Gilbert Kenneth Jenkins; 1970. Antike Münzen und geschnittene Steine. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Germany (2 volumes). , HGC 2# 91 Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. Handbook of Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara) / Volume 2: Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. , Randazzo# 19 Carmen Arnold-Biucchi; 1990. The Randazzo Hoard 1980 and Sicilian Chronology in the Early Fifth Century BC / Volume 18. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States.

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Obverse

Eagle with closed wings standing to left, legend AKRACAΣ or ΑΚΡΑϹΑΝΤΟΣ (partially retrograde).

Script: Greek

Lettering: AKRACAΣ

Reverse

Crab within circular incuse and below, ΕΧΑ

Script: Greek

Lettering: EXA

Mint

Agrigentum, Sicily, modern-day Agrigento, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (495 BC - 478 BC)						$ 180	$ 940	$ 4200

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Roma Numismatics Auction 7 Lot 79	22 Mar 2014	XF	USD 6404.11 (GBP 4800.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Roma Numismatics Auction 4 Lot 57	30 Sep 2012	XF	USD 4269.40 (GBP 3200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Nomos AG Auction 5 Lot 111	25 Oct 2011	XF	USD 5265.43 (CHF 4200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	CNG Triton XIII Lot 28	5 Jan 2010	XF	USD 3000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction P Lot 1135	12 May 2005	XF	USD 4011.75 (CHF 3200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Nomos AG Auction 21 Lot 62	21 Nov 2020	VF	USD 2758.08 (CHF 2200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	CNG Electronic Auction 479 Lot 13	21 Oct 2020	VF	USD 700.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Classical Numismatic Group XXXI (9 September 1994), lot 63; Coin Galleries (25 June 1960), lot 13; A.H. & M.E.H. Lloyd Collection (Helbing, 8 November 1928), lot 3499
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Mail Bid Sale 79 Lot 46	17 Sep 2008	VF	USD 710.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Mail Bid Sale 69 Lot 75	8 Jun 2005	VF	USD 1200.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Leu Numismatik Web Auction 7 Lot 62	23 Feb 2019	F	USD 451.32 (CHF 360.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Leu Numismatik