Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 2868 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 21ST MARCH)) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $600
ATTICA, Islands off, Aegina, (Aigina), (510-490 B.C.), silver stater, (12.03 g), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, with bankers mark of a three leaf plant or flower centre of turtle rev. 'incuse five sunken segments', [intentionally cut into the die], (S.1851, Asyut Group IIIc "thin collar", cf.438-465, SNG Delepierre 1629, SNG Cop.503). Off centred obverse, otherwise fine - very fine, worn obverse die.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 136, lot 2587. Previously CNG private purchase December 2, 1998. Asyut hoard suggests the chronology to be 500/490-480 B.C.
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