Hemidrachm
Features
| Issuer |
Akragas
(Sicily)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 413 BC - 406 BC |
| Value | Hemidrachm (½) |
| Currency | Attic drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.08 g |
| Diameter | 14 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 547250 |
| References | Westermark Akragas# 575-580 Ulla Westermark; 2018. The Coinage of Akragas c. 510–406 BC. Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (2 volumes). British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).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# 56 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). Peter Robert Franke, Susanne Grunauer-von Hoerschelmann; 1977. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Staatliche Münzsammlung München / Heft 5. Sikelia. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany. Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). Leo Mildenberg (ed.), Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.); 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes). 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. Oxford University Press (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume V - Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (7 volumes). Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). |
Obverse
Eagle right clutching hare in its talons, barley grain to left.
Reverse
Crab; below, ketos left, devouring fish.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΑΚΡΑ
Mint
Agrigentum, Sicily, modern-day Agrigento, ItalyComments
Pozzi (Boutin) 924; Winterthur 579.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (413 BC - 406 BC) | 
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$ 110 | $ 460 | $ 710 | |||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Examples of the type
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Gemini Auction XII Lot 31 
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11 Jan 2015 | XF |
USD 1000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Gemini Numismatic Auctions LLC | |||||
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Emporium Hamburg Auction 72 Lot 76
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13 Nov 2014 | XF |
USD 714.55
(EUR 620.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Emporium Hamburg | |||||
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Teutoburger Münzauktion Auction 79 Lot 917
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29 Nov 2013 | XF |
USD 518.63
(EUR 450.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Teutoburger Münzauktion | |||||
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Hess Divo eLive Auction 4 Lot 1220
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24 Oct 2013 | XF |
USD 1094.88
(EUR 950.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Hess Divo | |||||
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Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 6 Lot 145
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10 Dec 2012 | XF |
USD 484.05
(EUR 420.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Bertolami Fine Arts | |||||
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Stacks Bowers February 2025 Collectors Choice (World) Online Auction Lot 74026
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24 Feb 2025 |
VF (NGC VF) |
USD 600.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Stacks Bowers | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 576 Lot 14
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4 Dec 2024 | VF |
USD 600.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex Auction '79 (26 July 1979), lot 1866 |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
CNGElectronic Auction 493 Lot 90
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9 Jun 2021 | VF |
USD 375.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Gorny & Mosch Auction 257 Lot 157
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15 Oct 2018 | VF |
USD 316.94
(EUR 275.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung | |||||
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Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 103 Lot 31
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6 Jun 2021 | VF |
USD 461.00
(EUR 400.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatik Naumann GmbH | |||||
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