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1/5 drachm (litra) of Akragas (Agrigentum) with eagle on Ionic capital
Greek
Classical Period
472–413 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Akragas (Agrigentum)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 11 mm. Weight: 0.85 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.428
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0230.
DescriptionObverse: Eagle standing left, wings closed.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Freshwater crab.
Below, a lotus or rose-bud upwards.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Freshwater crab.
Below, a lotus or rose-bud upwards.
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. 196); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren