ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 456/45-431 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 12.33 g, 2h). EF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 142. Estimated: $ 3 000

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 6 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 456/45-431 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 12.33 g, 2h). Land tortoise with segmented shell / Large square incuse with heavy skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIb; Milbank Period IV, pl. II, 12; HGC 6, 437. Lightly toned, minor marks. EF.

Ex Roma XIX (26 March 2020), lot 349.

The loss of Aegina’s sea power probably occasioned the replacement of the maritime turtle with the terrestrial tortoise as the emblem of the city, and it was also at this time that she formed the reverse “skew” pattern in a more rectangular five-part incuse punch, finally including letters and symbols within each sunken section. Subsequently in 431 BC, the Aeginetans were expelled from their homeland by the Athenians, only returning after the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session One, which will begin 19 September at 9 AM ET.

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