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Hexas: AKRA Eagle Right, Wings Spread, Holding a Bird In Its Talons, Which It Attacks With Its Beak; Crab Beneath Two Tunny Fishes Left, Two Pellets in Field to Left and Right on Reverse
Hexas: AKRA Eagle Right, Wings Spread, Holding a Bird In Its Talons, Which It Attacks With Its Beak; Crab Beneath Two Tunny Fishes Left, Two Pellets in Field to Left and Right on Reverse

Hexas: AKRA Eagle Right, Wings Spread, Holding a Bird In Its Talons, Which It Attacks With Its Beak; Crab Beneath Two Tunny Fishes Left, Two Pellets in Field to Left and Right on Reverse

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CultureGreek
Date425-406 BCE
MediumBronze
Dimensions13/16 x 11/16 in., 0.01521 lb. (2.1 x 1.8 cm, 6.9g)
Classificationscoins & medals
Credit LineGift of William H. Race
Object number2012.37.1.11
DescriptionAkragas Hexas from a collection of 211 Ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Persian coins: Five boxes of coins, each coin mounted on a card with descriptive text, and one case box with 24 compartments and glass-topped cover, containing 28 coins. See attached list in Text Entries.
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Unidentified artist
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Unidentified artist
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Unidentified artist
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