Aegina. Ca. 480-457 BC. Silver Stater (12.32g), 20 mm. Smooth-shelled turtle, with row of dots down the middle and across top of shell, in the form of a 'T'.
Reverse: Large incuse square of "skew" pattern divided by straight lines into five compartments. S-2594; BMC 11. 85-104.
NGC Extremely Fine; Strike: 5/4, Surface: 3/5. Boldly struck in high relief and perfectly centered! About as sharp an example as we have ever handled. Lightly toned.
Estimated Value $2,500 - UP
Ex The Peter Preovolos Collection.
Ancient Coins
