ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 525-475 BC. AR Hemistater – Drachm (15mm, 5.64 g). Good Fine.Electronic Auction 576 Greek, Silver Estimate: $ 300 |
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ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 525-475 BC. AR Hemistater – Drachm (15mm, 5.64 g). Sea turtle with ‘T-pattern’ shell with heavy collar and row of dots down its back / Incuse square with mill-sail pattern pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIb; HGC 6, 441; S. B. Sage, Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver (Vancouver, WA: Heritage, 2001), no. 4 (this coin). Toned, much find patina remaining, granular surfaces, some marks. Good Fine. Rare denomination for issue. |