Lot 4353

Sale 121 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals

Description

Attica, Islands off, Aegina, (Aigina), (500-480 B.C.), silver stater, (12.18 g), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, with bankers mark of a three leaf plant 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.

Asyut hoard suggests the chronology to be 500/490-480 B.C.

Estimate
$250
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$280

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