RPC I, 659

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 659
Province Sicily
Region Sicily
City Agrigentum
Reign Augustus
Obverse inscription
Obverse design triskeles with gorgon face
Reverse inscription AGRIGENT
Edition Agrigent(inensium)
Translation of the Agrigentines
Reverse design in wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 15 mm
Average weight 5.58 g
Axis 12
Reference Holm 735a, FITA 191
Specimens 7 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–6: same rev. die.
Note Reign uncertain. It seems that the legend originally read GENTINE(?) (for AGRIGENTINE?); this was subsequently recut to AGRIGENT.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.8282 SNG 1149
2 2     P: 162 Salinas 350
3 3     O SNG 1688
4 4     B: I-B
5 5     B: I-B
6 6     Calciati 155
7 7     ✸ Bertolami 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 8