Lot 3495

Sale 103 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, Medals & Banknotes

Description

Attica, Aegina, (500-480 B.C.), silver stater, (12.09 g), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, with bankers mark in centre of turtle, rev. 'incuse five sunken segments', [intentionally cut into the die], (S.1851, Asyut Group IIIa "thin collar", cf.438-465, SNG Delepierre 1629). Well centred, otherwise fine - very fine, worn obverse die.

Ex Alan Jordan Collection. Asyut hoard suggests the chronology to be 500/490-480 B.C.

Estimate
$200
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$260

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