The obverse depicts a racing quadriga, a chariot pulled by four horses. Victorious quadrigas are commonly depicted on the coins of Syracuse because the Gamoroi, the Syracusan aristocracy, had a great ...

The city was destroyed by Carthage in 406 BCE. The eagle, attribute of Zeus, was the most frequent Akragantine coin type. It appeared as a simple standing bird on the obverse of the city's coins until ...