Akragas
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AR tetradrachm 17.1981 g, 26.5 mm
409-406 BC
1. Seltman, Charles. 1948. The Engravers of the Akragantine Decadrachms. In The Numismatic Chronicle. Parts I-II. Page 4 #15 and Plate II J ν. London: Bernard Quaritch. 2. Rizzo, Gulio Emanuele. 1946. Monete Greche Della Sicilia Plate III #5. Roma: La Libreria Dello Stato. 3. 1988. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Part 5. Sicily III: Syracuse-Siceliotes. #1000. New York: The American Numismatic Society.
Obverse
Nike driving quadriga left, holding goad, loose rein under forehooves, club in exergue, placard above, hanging on a peg. Engraved by Kimon, see reference #1.
ΑΚΡΑΓΑΝΤΙΝ to left ΟΝ (second line retrograde)
Reverse
Two eagles, standing on a dead hare, bull's head to left, hare's head on the rock below. Engraved by Polykrates, see reference #1