Didrachm

Features

Issuer	Akragas (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	413 BC - 406 BC
Value	Didrachm (2)
Currency	Attic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	8.66 g
Diameter	22 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 442683
References	Westermark Akragas# 601-602 Ulla Westermark; 2018. The Coinage of Akragas c. 510–406 BC. Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (2 volumes). , Kraay&Hirm# 182 Colin Mackennal Kraay, Max Hirmer; 1966. Greek Coins. Thames & Hudson, London, United Kingdom. , Gulbenkian# 165 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes). , Jameson# 2416 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , SNG ANS 3# 1001 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. , Gillet# 357 . Charles Gillet Collection. , AMB Basel# 262 Herbert Adolph Cahn, Leo Mildenberg, Roberto Russo, Hans Voegtli; 1988. Griechische Münzen aus Grossgriechenland und Sizilien. Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, Switzerland. , HGC 2# 101 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. , Meisterwerke# 467 Karl Schefold; 1960. Meisterwerke griechischer Kunst = Masterpieces of Greek art. Schwabe & Co., Basel, Switzerland.

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Obverse

Eagle standing to left, with its wings spread, attacking a coiled serpent held in its talons.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
AKPAΓANTINON
ΣTPATΩN

Reverse

Crab, a vine-leaf above, a fish below to left.

Mint

Agrigentum, Sicily, modern-day Agrigento, Italy

Comments

Rizzo, pl. III, 2; Cahn, Kunstwerke der Antike, F53.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (413 BC - 406 BC)							$ 13 000	$ 210 000

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 116 Lot 40	1 Oct 2019	XF	USD 225 659.21 (CHF 180 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	The New York Sale Auction 27 Lot 121	4 Jan 2012	XF	USD 190 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Hess/Leu 3, 1956, 65; Sotheby’s 4 December 1990, Hunt, 22
© The New York Sale
	Roma Numismatics Auction XIII Lot 74	23 Mar 2017	XF	USD 13 327.77 (GBP 10 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Leu Numismatik Auction 8 Lot 17	23 Oct 2021	VF	USD 16 297.61 (CHF 13 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
From the collection of C. Gillet ('Kunstfreund') = Gillet 357
© Leu Numismatik
	Roma Numismatics Auction 4 Lot 60	30 Sep 2012	VF	USD 3198.67 (GBP 2400.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited