Islands of Attica
Coin #22
Issuing Authority
Islands of Attica
Leader/ruler
Oligarchy
Earliest Date (bc)
525
Latest Date (bc)
475
Mint
Aegina
Metal
Silver
Diameter Mm
15
Weight Gm
5.64
Denomination
Hemistater-Drachm
Obverse Description
Sea turtle with ‘T-pattern’ shell with heavy collar and row of dots down its back
Reverse Description
Incuse square with mill-sail pattern pattern
Grade
GF
Peculiarities
Rare Aegina drachm. Toned, much find patina remaining, granular surfaces, some marks
Catalogue References
Meadows, Aegina, Group IIb; HGC 6, 441; S. B. Sage, Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver (Vancouver, WA: Heritage, 2001), no. 4 (this coin)
Provenance
CNG eAuction 576, 4 December 2024, Lot 97. Ex Goldberg 14 (2 June 2002), lot 4315; Shirley Barr Sage Collection. Rare Aegina drachm
Purchase Date
4-Dec-24