So what do you get when you put a eagle, crab and fish together? a coin. wait what? So anyway, I was browsing online one day and found an interesting coin (I always find interesting coins, just not ones I can always afford) and it turns out, it was made from Sicily which was a region I have always wanted to add to my collection. And of course it looked interesting enough for me to pick it up. Anyway, enough rambling and here is the coin... Sicily, Akragas AE Hexas O: Eagle with head lowered, standing right on hare. AKPA R: Crab, two fish right below, two dots on either side of crab Not the greatest picture but I managed to get the black patina on it to show. Also interesting, at least to me. this is the first time I see a coin called Hexas which means the number six. I don't know if its supposed to mean the weight or the value of the coin, or both.
Nice coin. I think Steve has one of these and I'm sure he can be persuaded to post an image if we twist his arm hard enough. HARDER!!!
A very nice coin. I've seen a lot of these without any fish at all on the reverse, and you've got two.
very cool ancient IR..hard to imagine getting any more animals on a coin. I predict a "like" from stevex coming soon.
A hexas is 1/6 or 2/12 of the unit 'litra' and is indicated on the coin by two dots flanking the crab. Below is a tetras, 1/4, 3/12 with three dots also from Akragas.
Wow!! => a total winner!! (congrats) Sadly, despite the encouraging comments, I don't own one of these types (*sigh*) However, I do own a whole lotta coins from Sicily and a few from Akragas (which I'll try to remember to post later-on today, when I get home from work) => but again => Wow, I love your new addition (yours too, Doug)
icerain => here are a couple of early Akragas prototypes!! Both of them are a couple of the earliest bronze coins (450-440 B.C.) ... they were "cast" bronze coins (very cool) SICILY, Akragas Æ Cast Onkia (1 Onkia) Circa 450-440 BC Diameter: 19 mm Weight: 4.62 grams Obverse: Eagle's head left Reverse: Crab claw left Sicily, Akragas Cast AE Trias (4 Onkia) circa 450 BC Diameter: 14 x 19 x 20 mm Weight: 16.28 grams Desc: Eagle standing left & trident of crab’s claws on sides, four pellets on base ... sure, I admit that they're a bit different than your "eagle & crab" addition, but still kinda the same, ya know? I really do love your new coin (I'm always lookin' and waiting to add that type to my stable ... congrats)
