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Akragas 420-406 BC AE hemilitron 17.33 g 2.77 cm 2.71 cm 4h

obverse: eagle stg r hd upward, on hare
reverse: crab below sea-god (Triton) r, blowing conch-shell, 6 pellets
Calciati CNS I p. 174 no. 32
Lanz, Catawiki Ancient Coins 24 6 August 2015 Lot 27 (collectionite76) vw 872, 200 euro

forgery

See Host coin? with the same corrosion pit in the midsection of the Triton (For the whole story see numismaticfakes.wordpress.com/tag/akragas/)

Samples struck from the same fake transferred dies were offered by:
Fritz Rudolf Kuenker GmbH & Co. KG Auction 216 8-9 October 2012 Lot 113
ACR ArtCoins Roma Asta 6 Roma 10-11 Decembre 2012 Lot 147
Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. Auction 410 - Session 1 31 October 2013 Lot 35
Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Auction 80 3-4 June 2014 Lot 3241
Catawiki 06-08-2015 Lot 27 (collectionite76) This coin
Catawiki 26-02-2016 Lot 34 (varus)