CoinsGreek5th century BCE

Hemilitron of Akragas

410 BCE-406 BCE

Description

Obv.: [AKRAPANTINON] Eagle with open wings, standing on mullet. Rev.: Crab holding snake in l. claw, below, octopus and murex; around, only five of six pellets visible.

Classification

Coins

Technique

Struck

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, High

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

21.37 g

Provenance

Acq. Baldwin, 1958

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