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Crabs, Lobsters, Crayfish, and Shrimp on Ancient Coins
Akragas, Sicily, c. 510 - 472 B.C.

|Akragas|, |Akragas,| |Sicily,| |c.| |510| |-| |472| |B.C.||didrachm|
Akragas was founded early in the 6th century by colonists from Gela. It was second only to Syracuse in importance on Sicily but was sacked by the Carthaginians in 406 B.C. It was renamed Agrigentum after it fell to Rome in 210 B.C.
GS21673. Silver didrachm, SNG ANS 950, gVF, weight 8.614 g, maximum diameter 20.7 mm, die axis 270o, Akragas (Agrigento, Sicily, Italy) mint, c. 510 - 472 B.C.; obverse AK/RA, eagle standing right, wings closed; reverse crab viewed from above, within deep round incuse; SOLD


Kos, Carian Islands, 220 - 200 B.C.

|Kos|, |Kos,| |Carian| |Islands,| |220| |-| |200| |B.C.||drachm|
Herakles was traveling by sea when Hera, who hated him, sent a storm, sinking his boats. Hercules and only a few friends survived, swimming to Kos. Once ashore they asked a shepherd for food and shelter. The shepherd refused and insulted Hercules and they fought. People from nearby Antimachia joined the fight against Hercules. Hercules and his friends slipped into a house, disguised as women, and escaped. Another town welcomed Hercules and declared war on Antimachia. Hercules killed the king of Antimachia and married the newly elected king's sister, Halkiopi. Their son, Thessalos, would later be the king of Kos and Nisyros.
GS86729. Silver drachm, SNGvA 2757, SNG Keckman 293, BMC Caria p. 201, 83, HGC 6 1313 (S), VF, areas of rough corrosion, die crack on reverse, weight 2.682 g, maximum diameter 16.2 mm, die axis 0o, Kos mint, magistrate Philinos, 200 - 220 B.C.; obverse head of bearded Herakles right, wearing Nemean lion skin scalp headdress; reverse crab seen from above, club right below, KΩION above, ΦIΛINOΣ below; very scarce; SOLD


Priapus, Mysia, 3rd Century B.C.

|Priapus|, |Priapus,| |Mysia,| |3rd| |Century| |B.C.||chalkous|
Priapos (Karabiga, Turkey today) is located on the Mysian coast, on a small east-facing bay at the mouth of the Biga River, about a third of the distance from ancient Parium to Cyzicus. Strabo mentions that the area produced fine wine and that the god Priapus gave the town its ancient name. Thucydides mentions the town as a naval station. In 334 B.C., the town surrendered to Alexander the Great without contest, prior to the Battle of Granicus. Deities worshiped there included Demeter, Apollo, Artemis, and Dionysus. Under the Eastern Roman Empire, the town was known as Pegae and was the site of a Byzantine fortress.
RB113173. Bronze chalkous, SNGvA 7526; SNG Arikantürk 3 1096; Klein 290; Imhoof-Blumer MG p. 258, 146; SNG Winterthur 2680; SNG BnF -; SNG Cop -; BMC Mysia -, aVF, off center, tight flan, dark tone, encrustation, weight 1.032 g, maximum diameter 10.5 mm, die axis 0o, Priapus (Karabiga, Turkey) mint, 3rd century B.C.; obverse laureate head of Apollo right; reverse crab seen from above with claws upward, A between claws, harpa right over ΠPI below; from the Michael Arslan Collection; SOLD







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