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Tetradrachm of Akragas (Agrigentum) with eagle
Greek
Classical Period
472–413 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Akragas (Agrigentum)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 17.28 gm.
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.927
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0225.
DescriptionObverse: Eagle standing left, wings closed; ground line ending in volutes, resembling Ionic capital.
Inscription in Greek at left and right.
Reverse: Freshwater crab; below, double volute with lotus- or rose- buds vis-a-vis towards center.
Round incuse.
Inscription in Greek at left and right.
Reverse: Freshwater crab; below, double volute with lotus- or rose- buds vis-a-vis towards center.
Round incuse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; March 24, 1903: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren