| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 227 | Auction date: 14 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: Attica, Aegina. Stater; Attica, Aegina; c. 510-490 BC, Stater, 12.22g. Asyut early Group III, similar to 438. ANS Museum Notes 33, 1988, 120 (this coin). Obv: Sea Turtle with smooth shell with dotted center. Rx: Incuse with four sunken segments. This stater is struck in ultra-high relief, perfectly centered, with a flawless head of the sea turtle sharply evident. This is one of the finest examples of this early period recorded, with the high relief of this coin almost unknown. Ex Triton XXVII, 9 January 2024, lot 187; ex HJB 216, July 2021, lot 56.This is one of the earliest Aegean Turtles, and pictures in ANS museum notes. Struck in high relief, showing everything, not only the dots on the shell, but also the turtle's head, both front legs, and portions of the rear legs, something rarely seen on these issues, which concentrated on weight, rarely centering. Toned EF Estimate: 11000 USD |  |
