Akragas, Sicily AE22 Tetras 425-406 BCE 

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Akragas, Sicily AE22 Tetras 425-406 BCE
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
6981335
Area
Coins
Title
Akragas, Sicily AE22 Tetras 425-406 BCE
Country
Akragas, Greece (ancient)
Face value
AE 22
Year
-420
Variety / overstrike
Era
Ancient Greece before 146 B.C.
Head of State
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Crabs, Eagles, Fish, Shrimps
Material
Bronze
Weight
10.1
Diameter
22
Thickness
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
AKPA (gas)
Reverse
* * *
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM#
Catalogue number
SNG ANS 1037; Calciati I pg. 178, 50; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Morcom -; Laffaille -; Virzi 603
Details
Obv; Crab, with crayfish or shrimp below; and three pellets (tetras) between Rev; "AKPA" (short for Akragas, right of) eagle, with head lowered & wings raised, standing right on hare or rabbit The Sicilian Hemilitron (or half litron) often have 6 pellets (dots), and was equal to 6 Onkiai. A Tetras (or quarter litron) often has 3 pellets.