ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 480-457 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 11.89 g, 4h). VF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 161. Estimated: $ 3 000

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 1 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 480-457 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 11.89 g, 4h). Sea turtle, head in profile, with ‘T-back’ design on shell / Large square incuse with skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIa; Milbank Period III, pl. I, 15; HGC 6, 435; SNG Copenhagen 507; SNG Delepierre 1522–6; ACGC 123; Boston MFA 1111–2; Dewing 1674–8; Gillet 947; Gulbenkian 523; Jameson 1199; Rosen 219. Toned, granular surfaces, deposits and a few scratches on reverse. VF.

From the S & S Collection. Ex Virginia Ruzicka Collection (Malter XXVIII, 8 December 1984), lot 213.


The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session One – Lots 1-334 will be held Tuesday morning, 10 January 2023 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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