Akragas, didrachm, c. 495-485 BC, eagle standing left with closed wings; around, ΑΚΡΑ-CΑΣ, rev., crab within incuse circle; ΕΧΑ (retrograde) below, 8.79g, die axis 1.00 (Westermark 94.5, this coin; Traité 2328 = de Luynes 848, same dies), about extremely fine, very rare. Provenance: A.D. Moretti collection; Numismatica Ars Classica, 12 May 2005, lot 1135; Triton XIII, 5 January 2010, lot 28; Roma VII, 22 March 2014, lot 79.
(3000-4000 GBP)