Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4353 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 2ND AUGUST) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $280
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.
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