Ancient Greek Coins - The Eagles and Coinage of Akragas

Ancient Greek Coins - The Eagles and Coinage of Akragas

Ancient Greek Coins by Russell A. Augustin, AU Capital Management, LLC …… From the Colosseo Collection …… Akragas and the Art of Sicilian Coinage Founded on the southern coast of Sicily, Akragas (modern Agrigento) rose to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful Greek cities in the western Mediterranean, rivaled only by Syracuse. Its prosperity was famously expressed through monumental architecture, including the great Doric temples that s…