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Tetradrachm of Akragas (Agrigentum) with two eagles and hare
Greek
Classical Period
about 414–413 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Akragas (Agrigentum)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 17.30 gm. Die Axis: 8
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.96
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0234.
DescriptionObverse: Two eagles standing on a dead hare, the nearer one with head raised, the other bending over.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Above, a crab.
Below, Skylla left, female upper body, lower coiled like a serpent's with fish's tail and fins; at left and right of body, foreparts of two dogs to left, right one with head right; her hair blown by the wind; right hand raised, palm inwards, left hand with open palm, outstretched over coils of serpent.
Inscription in Greek around.
Inscription in Greek.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Above, a crab.
Below, Skylla left, female upper body, lower coiled like a serpent's with fish's tail and fins; at left and right of body, foreparts of two dogs to left, right one with head right; her hair blown by the wind; right hand raised, palm inwards, left hand with open palm, outstretched over coils of serpent.
Inscription in Greek around.
ProvenanceBy 1859, John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick (b. 1770 – d. 1859), London; December 6, 1859, Lord Northwick sale, Sotheby, London, lot. 234 to “Curt” for Edward Wigan (b. 1823 – d. 1871), London [see note 1]. By 1878, Bertram Ashburnham, 4th Earl of Ashburnham (b. 1797 – d. 1878), Ashburnham Place; May 6, 1895, Earl of Ashburnham sale, Sotheby, London, lot. 30, pl. 1 to “Ready” for Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 – d. 1928), London [see note 2]; 1900, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA. (Accession date: January 1, 1900)
Notes:
[1] Many thanks to Dr John Voukelatos for sharing the Northwick provenance information. An annotated catalog reads “Wigan through Curt.”
[2] An annotated catalog reads “Ready”.
Notes:
[1] Many thanks to Dr John Voukelatos for sharing the Northwick provenance information. An annotated catalog reads “Wigan through Curt.”
[2] An annotated catalog reads “Ready”.