Extremely Rare Late Didrachm

Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 31. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Akragas. Circa 465/4-446 BC. AR Didrachm (8.87 g, 3h). Sea eagle standing left; AKRAC-ANTOΣ around (partially retrograde) / Crab within shallow incuse circle. Lee Group I; SNG ANS -; SNG Lloyd -; Rizzo -; Dewing 556 (same dies). Near EF, attractive cabinet toning. Extremely rare denomination for this period, contemporary to the early Akragas tetradrachms.

Ex A.D. Moretti Collection.