Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 39 12 May 2021
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SICILY. Akragas. Circa 415-406 B.C. Æ tetras. 10.91 gm. 23 mm. Eagle standing right, wings spread, tearing at hare below / Crab; three pellets (mark of value) and crayfish left below; c/m: head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, within incuse circle. Westermark, Coinage, Period III, Series C, 838 (O20/R34). CNS 54. HGC 2, 140. Near Extremely Fine; glossy green patina; well centered and well struck overall; eagle on obverse flattened by countermarking; reverse countermark and crab remarkably crisp and well struck.