Lot 3649

Sale 112 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals, Tokens & Banknotes

Description

Attica, Aegina, (490-475 B.C.), silver stater, (11.62 g), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. "skew" design reverse a design with five sunken triangle compartments, (S.1858 [£350], Asyut Group VII cf.541-5, SNG Cop. 501, SNG Delepierre 1737, cf.Selinus hoard 99-100). Off centred reverse punch, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 70 (lot 3210).
Asyut suggests the chronology to be after 485 B.C.

Estimate
$250
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$280

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