Sicily, Akragas. Tetradrachm; Sicily, Akragas; c. 470-460 BC, Tetradrachm, 17.52g. Westermark-O15/R25 (new die comb.). Obv: Eagle with closed wings standing l., AKPAC upwards before, ANTOS downwards behind. Rx: Crab. A surprising new die combination, unknown to Westermark, since O15 belongs to her Group III but R25 to her Group II. Until now no reverse dies had been known to have passed from one of Westermark's three Eagle/Crab tetradrachm groups to the next group. Of the twenty obverse dies known for these tetradrachms, O15 is also the only one to show a variation in the placement of the city name, with AKPAC before and ANTOS behind the eagle rather than vice versa.. VF
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