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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 3175472, member: 76194&quot;]In all of the ancient Greek world, no place was blessed as much with consistently beautiful coin themes as the island of Sicily. Blessed by the bounties of the Mediterranean Sea, and the fertile fields of this paradise island, the ancient Sicilians drew inspiration from their surroundings and created some of the most visually striking coinage in all of antiquity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today I acquired my second Ancient Sicilian specimen, a silver litra. If you are a fan of heavily toned silver, this beauty really delivers. Here&#039;s my bird and crab combo, with delicious jet black toning.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]817019[/ATTACH]</p><p>Silver litra</p><p>Akragas (Agrigentum, Sicily, Italy) mint. Weight 0.552g, maximum diameter 10.2mm, die axis 45o, c. 450/446 - 439 B.C.; obverse AK-RA (clockwise from upper right, reversed Latin R), sea eagle standing left on Ionic capital; reverse crab seen from above, ΛI (mark of value below). SNG Cop 47; SNG ANS 989; SNG München 76; BMC Sicily p. 9, 50; HGC 2 121 (R1). <b>EF, dark glossy toning</b>, obverse double struck, some die wear.</p><p><br /></p><p>That little beauty is something to behold, and goes nicely with the aquatic theme of my other ancient Sicilian beauty, a stunning little bronze Onkia.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]817020[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sicily, Syracuse, c. 425-415 BC. Æ Onkia (12mm, 1.47g, 6h). Head of Arethusa r. R/ Octopus; pellet below. CNS II, 9; SNG ANS 383; HGC 2, 1434. Dark green patina</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In order to help me celebrate my new dark silver Sicilian gem, let us host a celebration of the incredible beauty that is Sicilian coinage. Show me your ancient Sicilian beauties.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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