{"product_id":"136791-sicily-didrachm-ca-480-470-bc-akragas-silver-vf-30-35","title":"Sicily, Didrachm, ca. 480-470 BC, Akragas, Silver, EF(40-45), HGC:2-99","description":"\u003cp id=\"head\"\u003eSea eagle (White-tailed eagle?) standing right, ethnic around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverse\"\u003eCrab within incuse circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"comment\"\u003eAttractive didrachm with an almost round flan and a well-centered strike showing all the motifs. \n\nDespite the traces of wear on the obverse, the bird's eye is still visible, as are the feathers on its belly and wings. It is turned to the right, representing a change from earlier types where most were turned to the left. According to Ulla Westermark's book published in 2018, our example belongs to the fourth group where the bird can be turned either way. She estimates that this group was minted between 480 and 470 BC, during the tyranny of Theron of Akragas, who played an active role in the city's prosperity.\nThe reverse has a superb bluish patina. The incuse circle is fully visible and the surface is almost smooth. The crab is extremely well preserved, with many details. Its legs are represented by thin lines and its eyes by two small, delicate drops. The carapace has an interesting volume, deepened by the incuse circle.\n\nA very nice, well-centered, eye-pleasing specimen! \nWestermark, Period I, Group IV 251 (O86\/R172); SNG ANS 954-5; HGC 2, 99; Jenkins Group IV and SNG Lockett II, 583. \nFaune d'Argent Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"headCaption\"\u003eAK \/ RA [R retrograde]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"weight\"\u003e8.35 gr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cdma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55860745306444,"sku":"136791","price":700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1655\/7029\/files\/136791A_2cd46279-c87f-47f7-bcdf-48f1d23c02f6.jpg?v=1762429779","url":"https:\/\/www.numiscorner.com\/products\/136791-sicily-didrachm-ca-480-470-bc-akragas-silver-vf-30-35","provider":"Numiscorner.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}