Akragas in Sicily, 425-406 BC., Æ 20.

Akragas / Agrigentum in Sicily, 425-406 BC.,
Æ 20 (Hexas or Onkia ?) (18-20 mm / 8,01 g), bronze, axes coin alignment ↑↓ (ca. 180°),
Obv.: eagle right, wings open, standing on fish.
Rev.: crab, two fish below, value mark one(?) pellet between claws.
cf. Calciati I p. 189, 75/1 (hexas, 7,3 g., with 3 pellets) ; Calciati I, p. 191, em. 81 (Onkia, 7,7 g., one pellet) .

Akragas was founded at 581 BC. by people from Gela, Rhodes, Crete and other islands. Since the mid of the 7C BC, however, the site was frequented by Geloan traders. The name of the city was after the river Akragas. The crab (fresh water crab of the species Telphusa fluvialitis), which is used on coins of the city, is generally believed to be a symbol of the river god Akragas. The other symbol on Akragantine coins is the (sea) eagle, the sacred animal of Zeus.