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Both sides of an irregularly shaped silver-gray coin with relief decoration on each side.　

On the side of the coin on the left is an eagle standing facing left, wings closed by its side, surrounding the eagle, the Greek characters: A K R A G A N T O S. The other side of the coin depicts a crab as seen from above, armored shell centered with four legs protruding from the left and right sides, two open claws extend from the front.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.106
Title
Tetradrachm of Akragas
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 450 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Akragas (Sicily)
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195497

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.29 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
tetradrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AKRAGANTOS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Westermark 338.7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.106
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: Eagle
reverse: Crab

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973

Verification Level

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