Diobol

Features

Issuer Akragas (Sicily)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 410 BC - 406 BC
Value 4 Litrai
Currency Litra
Composition Gold
Weight 1.34 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
135750
References SNG ANS 3# 999,
Hyla A. Troxell; 1975. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum / Part 3. Bruttium-Sicily 1 (Abacaenum-Eryx) : The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.
SNG Copenhagen# 52,
Niels Breitenstein, Willy Schwabacher; 1942. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum / Volume 1. Italy, Part 1 : Etruria - Campania. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark.
And 43 more volumes.
SNG Lloyd# 815,
Andrew Meadows, Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward S. G. Robinson; 1933. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (Great Britain) / Volume 2. The Lloyd Collection / Parts 1-2. Etruria to Thurium. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom.
And 3 more volumes.
Jameson# 507,
Robert Jameson; 1913. Collection R. Jameson / Tome 1. Monnaies grecques antiques : monnaies grecques antiques. Feuardent​, Paris, France.
And 3 more volumes.
Weber# 1195,
Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer; 1929. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son Limited, London.
BostonMFA# 237,
Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Dewing# 569,
Leo Mildenberg, Silvia Hurter; 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.
Gulbenkian# 171
Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, M. Castro Hipólito; 1971. A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins / Part 1: Italy, Sicily, Carthage. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Εagle standing towards the left standing on rock outcrop with a snake clasped in its talons. Two dots on the rock marking the value.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΑΚΡΑ

Reverse

Crab. Inscription in two lines below.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΣΙΛΑ
ΝΟΣ

Mint

Agrigentum, Sicily, modern-day Agrigento, Italy

Comments

Westermark, Akragas, 1014.

See also

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (410 BC - 406 BC)  Photo

Get this coin

No member from this site currently wants to exchange it.

Numista Rarity index: 100 Search tips
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol
CNG
Triton VII
Lot 42
Internet Archive
12 Jan 2004 XF USD 2800.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Diobol
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 138
Lot 48
Internet Archive
18 May 2023 VF USD 12 197.64
(CHF 11 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
See the sales

Contribute to the catalogue

Modify or add data on this page
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
Share: Facebook X (Twitter)