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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2424721, member: 77077&quot;]Received this Akragas Hemilitron today.&nbsp; It is a thick and hefty bronze coin with artistic devices.&nbsp; I really like the Triton on the reverse blowing his conch shell.&nbsp; He is the son of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon" rel="nofollow">Poseidon</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphitrite" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphitrite" rel="nofollow">Amphitrite</a>, god and goddess of the sea respectively, and is herald for his father. He is usually represented as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merman" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merman" rel="nofollow">merman</a>, having the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish. Triton was the supposed to be able to calm the seas by blowing on this shell.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]502985[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily, Akragas, Ca 425-410 BC</p><p>AE Hemilitron, 21.02 gm, 26mm</p><p>Obv: Eagle with head reared, standing right on dead hare</p><p>Rev: Crab; below, Triton right blowing into conch shell, six pellets around</p><p>CNS 32, Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your Tritons, shells, and/or coins of Akragas.</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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