AV tetradrachm of Akragas, 415-406 BC (late 5C BC)

Obv. eagle on rock ( 2 pellets) attacking snake/serpent, AKRA
Rev. crab, EILAVOS


1.33 g   SNG V Ashmolean Museum 1675


SNG ANS 998-999
SNG Lockett 714
SNG Lloyd 815
Gulbenkian 171
Boston MFA 237



1.33 g   SNG V Ashmolean Museum 1675
1.32 g   Triton V 1162
1.32 g   SNG München 5. heft no. 88


1.5-litron or diobol       denomination in weight
2 didrachm = tetradrachm   denomination in value

Struck while facing a Carthaginian invasion.
Nevertheless Akragas fell into the Carthaginian sphere of influence.