Islands off Attica
Aegina. Circa 480-457 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 12.09 g). Sea turtle with a T-shaped design of line of five very large pellets down the back of its shell and with two equal-sized ones flanking the top to form a "collar". Rev. Square incuse with large skew pattern. Gulbenkian 523. Kraay & Hirmer 336. Milbank Pl. I, 15. SNG Copenhagen 507. Attractive and bold, struck in high relief and with the turtle's head fully visible. Good extremely fine.