ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 550-530/25 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 11.58 g). Sea turtle, head in profile, with heavy collar and row of dots down its back / Rough incuse square with irregular lines. Holloway,
Archaic, Group A, unlisted dies; Meadows,
Aegina, Group Ia; cf. Milbank Period I, pl. I, 1; HGC 6, 423; Selinus Hoard Group I, 48–9 (same rev. punch). Toned, traces of find patina, granular surfaces, double struck and minor die wear on obverse. Good VF. Very rare issue from the beginning of coinage at Aegina. An attractive coin in hand.
