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Didrachm of Akragas (Agrigentum) with eagle
Greek
Classical Period
472–413 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Akragas (Agrigentum)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 8.53 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.425
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0227.
DescriptionObverse: Eagle standing left, wings closed.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Freshwater crab.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Freshwater crab.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 193); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren