Second Punic War
213-211 Akragas under Carthaginian Rule
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - GREEK CIVIC (7th CENT BC - 1st CENT AD) SICILY, ACRAGAS c.213-211 BC |
| Item Description: |
AR Quarter-Shekel Sicily, Acragas obv male head. rv horse. under Carthaginian rule |
| Full Grade: |
NGC AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 |
| Owner: |
deposito |
Owner Comments:
SICILY. Acragas. c.213-211 BC. AR quarter-shekel (14mm, 1.48 gm, 2h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5. Carthaginian Rule, Phoenician standard. Head of male (Triptolemos?) right, wreathed with grain; dotted border / Horse galloping right; HT (Punic) below, linear border. Cf. HGC 2, 173 (eighth shekel or hemidrachm).
Ex Sovereign Rarities, private sale with old dealer's tag included.