Ancient Greek coin

Details

• Title

  Ancient Greek coin

• Associated place

  The Greek World › Sicily › Agrigentum (mint)

• Date

  late 5th century BC

• Material and technique

  silver, struck

• Material index

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  struck

• Denomination

  Hemidrachm

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  17 mm (diameter)
  1.90 g (weight)
  11 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  ΑΚΡΑ

• Design

  Eagle standing, right, devouring hare; at left, barley grain; dotted border (obverse)

  
  

  Crab; below, sea monster, left, swallowing fish (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Sir Arthur Evans, 1941.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR42161

• Standard URI

  http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/HCR42161

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