Attic, Aegina. Stater

Attic, Aegina; 545-525/15 BC, Stater, 12.20g. Milbank-1, Asyut-424 (Group I). Obv: Smooth-shelled turtle with single row of dots down center of shell. Rx: Irregular incuse with thin criss-cross lines. Published in all three volumes of the 100 Greatest Ancient Coins by Harlan J. Berk. Volume 3, Page 60 (this coin).This is a wonderful exmaple of the first issue of the Aegina sea turtle, which has appeared as a plate coin in all three volumes of the 100 Greatest Ancient Coins by Harlan J. Berk. All dots on the shell are strongly visible, showing how exceptional it truly is.. EF