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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 604 | Auction date: 18 February 2026 |
| Lot number: 106 Price realized: 700 USD (Approx. 593 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 12.16 g). Sea turtle, head in profile, [with trefoil collar] / Small incuse square with skew pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIc; HGC 6, 434; Dow, ACTTB, p. 84 (this coin). Lightly toned, some scrapes on obverse. Fine. From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 215 (29 July 2009), lot 158. The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter The Greek Empire. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 604 | Auction date: 18 February 2026 |
| Lot number: 105 Price realized: 475 USD (Approx. 402 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 12.09 g). Sea turtle, head in profile, [with thin collar and row of dots down its back] / Incuse square with mill-sail pattern. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIb; HGC 6, 429; Dow, ACTTB, p. 84 (this coin). Toned, banker's mark (or flan flaw?) on obverse, minor doubling on reverse. Fine. From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter The Greek Empire. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions. Estimate: 150 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 132 | Auction date: 18 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 299 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Stater (17mm, 12.16 g). Sea turtle, head in profile, with thin collar and row of dots down its back / Incuse square with "Union Jack" pattern. Selinus Hoard 108 (this coin); Asyut Group II, 437 (same dies); Meadows, Aegina, Group IIa; HGC 6, 428. Toned, with some iridescence, lightly granular surfaces, a few marks. VF. From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Athena Fund (Part III, Sotheby's New York, 9 December 1993), lot 392 (part of); Selinute, 1985 Hoard (CH VIII, 35). The first coins produced on the island of Aegina depicted a sea turtle (emblematic of the marine interests of the Aeginetans) on the obverse, while bearing on the reverse the imprint of the punch used to force metal into the obverse die. The production of turtles decreased as silver from the island of Siphnos was no longer available and Mediterranean trade was now dominated by Athens, the new mistress of the Aegean. In 457 BC, Athens conquered Aegina and stripped her of her maritime powers. Following the loss of her naval autonomy, Aegina produced staters with a land tortoise on the obverse in lieu of her former emblematic sea turtle. Subsequently in 431 BC, the Aeginetans were expelled from their homeland by the Athenians, only returning after the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 601 | Auction date: 17 December 2025 |
| Lot number: 82 Price realized: 950 USD (Approx. 808 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Stater (18mm, 11.95 g). Sea turtle, head in profile, [with thick(?) collar and row of dots down its back] / Incuse square of 'Union Jack'/proto-skew pattern with some sections filled. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIb; HGC 6, 430. Irregular flan, some granularity, banker's and counter mark (thunderbolt flanked by Θ-I) on obverse. Good Fine. Ex Numisfitz 6 (22 June 2025), lot 344. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 608 | Auction date: 29 April 2026 |
| Lot number: 98 Price realized: 700 USD (Approx. 598 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 525-480 BC. AR Stater (17mm, 11.85 g). Sea turtle, head in profile, [with thick collar and row of dots down its back]; c/m: palmette within conforming incuse / Incuse square of 'Union Jack'/proto-skew pattern with some sections filled. Meadows, Aegina, Group IIb; HGC 6, 430. Toned, bankers' marks. VF. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
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| Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 302 | Silver | Auction date: 11 January 2026 |
| Lot number: 70 Price realized: 800 EUR (Approx. 933 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Islands off Attica. Aegina circa 510-490 BC. Stater AR 21 mm, 12,28 g Sea turtle, head in profile, with thick collar / Incuse square of 'Union Jack' pattern with some sections filled. Good Very Fine, old cabinet tone, several nicks Dewing 1673; HGC 6, –; Asyut, group VI. Starting price: 200 EUR |  |
