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Tetradrachm of Akragas (Agrigentum) with crab, struck under Silanos
Greek
Classical Period
413–406 B.C.
Mint: Sicily, Akragas (Agrigentum)
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 11 mm. Weight: 1.32 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.94
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 0237.
DescriptionObverse: Crab.
Inscription in Greek (Magistrate's name, Silanos).
Reverse: Eagle standing on rocks to left, slaying a serpent.
Mark of value, two dots, below.
Trace of inscription at right.
Inscription in Greek (Magistrate's name, Silanos).
Reverse: Eagle standing on rocks to left, slaying a serpent.
Mark of value, two dots, below.
Trace of inscription at right.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren