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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3261911, member: 19463"]My favorite A city is Akragas in Sicily. They made dekadrachms that sell for ridiculous numbers and this silver litra which is 1/60 as large. This one has the legend in boustrophedon - AK left to right to the right of the eagle and RA retrograde to its left.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]858145[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Akragas issued a number of interesting bronze denominations some of which are clearly marked in value compared to the silver. This tooth shaped trias is clearly marked with four dots making it 4/12ths of a litra. It uses the same eagle and crab types but these are less clear on the cast tooth coins. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]858146[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Later, standard format bronzes include this three dot tetras (3/12ths litra) showing the eagle feasting on hare and adding a shrimp under the crab. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]858148[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I really do wish I had a dekadrachm to share but it is not to be. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3261911, member: 19463"]My favorite A city is Akragas in Sicily. They made dekadrachms that sell for ridiculous numbers and this silver litra which is 1/60 as large. This one has the legend in boustrophedon - AK left to right to the right of the eagle and RA retrograde to its left. [ATTACH=full]858145[/ATTACH] Akragas issued a number of interesting bronze denominations some of which are clearly marked in value compared to the silver. This tooth shaped trias is clearly marked with four dots making it 4/12ths of a litra. It uses the same eagle and crab types but these are less clear on the cast tooth coins. [ATTACH=full]858146[/ATTACH] Later, standard format bronzes include this three dot tetras (3/12ths litra) showing the eagle feasting on hare and adding a shrimp under the crab. [ATTACH=full]858148[/ATTACH] I really do wish I had a dekadrachm to share but it is not to be. :shame:[/QUOTE]
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