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2022 Cook Islands Ancient Greece Crab Akragas .5g Gold Coin

$68.00

Item specifics
Year of Issue:2022
Issuing Country:Cook Islands
Weight:0.5 g
Composition:.9999 Gold
Mintage:15,000
Diameter:11mm
Denomination:$5
Finish:Silk Finish
Packaging:in Capsule w/COA

Ancient cities chose symbols for their coinage that represented the founding mythology, a pun on the city’s name, a characteristic feature of the economy or the city’s devotion to a particular deity.

For the wealthy city of Akragas on Sicily this was the crab. Some believe the animal associates with Poseidon. Others suggest a connection to the Greek river-god Akragas.