Lot 3497
Sale 103 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
Attica, Aegina, (490-480 B.C.), silver stater, (12.04 g), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, several countermarks, including D and O and three lines from central point, rev. 'proto-skew', [one or more lines wedge shaped], (S.1857, Asyut Group VIc 'late thin collar', cf.533-540, SNG Delepierre 1681). Countermark very fine, host coin nearly fine, interesting and important countermarks.
Asyut hoard suggests the chronology to be 500/490-480 B.C.
- Estimate
- $200
- Result Status
- Passed in