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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Themes & Provenance| ▸ |Animals| ▸ |Turtle or Tortoise||View Options:   | | | Greek Turtles minted on the island of Aegina were most likely the first coins struck in Europe. They were popular in their own time and accepted for payment far from the island. Because they were the first European coin type and because they are attractive and interesting, the Greek Turtle is considered a must have by many ancient coin collectors. |
The turtle coin type is considered a "must have" by many ancient coin collectors because Aegina was probably the first place in Europe to issue coinage.SH87351. Silver stater, Meadows Aegina group IIb; Asyut group IVb; BMC Attica p. 127, 10; SNG Delepierre 1509; SNG Mün 532; Dewing 1657; HGC 6 429 (S); SNG Cop -, VF, well centered on a tight flan, light toning, light marks and scratches, uncertain countermark or banker's mark on shell, weight 12.066 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, Aigina mint, c. 525 - 485 B.C.; obverse sea turtle, head in profile, straight raised heavy collar, smooth shell with a row of pellets down center, countermark (acanthus pattern?) on shell; reverse square divided by wide bands into eight triangular compartments, every other compartment a deep incuse (mill sail pattern); ex Hixenbaugh Ancient Art (New York); scarce; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, 490 - 485 B.C.
Aegina was probably the first place in Europe to issue coinage, an Aegina turtle is considered a "must have" by many ancient coin collectors.
Click here to read about Greek Turtles.SH19452. Silver stater, HGC 6 430; Meadows Aegina group IIa-IIb; SNG Lockett 1954 (this coin), Pozzi 3638 (this coin), SGCV I 1858, BMC Attica 10, VF, toned, weight 12.108 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, Aegina mint, 485 - 480 B.C.; obverse sea turtle with a smooth shell; reverse incuse square of proto-skew pattern; ex Pozzi, ex Lockett; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, c. 525 - 475 B.C.
"Greek Turtles" minted on the island of Aegina were most likely the first coins struck in Europe. They were popular in their own time and accepted for payment far from the island. Because they were the first European coin type and because they are attractive and interesting, the "Greek Turtle" is considered a "must have" by many ancient coin collectors.SH88170. Silver stater, HGC 6 433 (S); Meadows Aegina, Group IIc; Asyut Group VI; SNG Cop 503; SNG Munchen 536; Milbank -, BMC Attica -, VF, lightly toned, granular surfaces, weight 11.672 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, Aigina (Aegina) mint, c. 525 - 475 B.C.; obverse sea-tortoise (Chelone Caouana) or common loggerhead turtle of the Mediterranean, narrow collar at the top and row of six dots down the middle the ridge of the shell; reverse incuse square of “Union Jack” ("proto-skew") pattern; ex CNG e-sale 433, lot 69; scarce; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, c. 525 - 485 B.C.
The turtle coin type is considered a "must have" by many ancient coin collectors because Aegina was probably the first place in Europe to issue coinage. This type combines the obverse type of HGC 6 430 with the reverse of HGC 6 429.SH96820. Silver stater, Meadows Aegina group II; Asyut group IVb; SNG Delepierre 1592; SNG Mün 532; Dewing 1657; HGC 6 430/429 (S); SNG Cop -, F, tight flan, reverse off center, marks and scratches, porosity, weight 11.268 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, Aigina mint, c. 525 - 485 B.C.; obverse sea-tortoise (Chelone Caouana) or common loggerhead turtle of the Mediterranean, collar at the top; reverse square divided by wide bands into eight triangular compartments, every other compartment a deep incuse (mill sail pattern of four triangular punches); from the CEB Collection; scarce; SOLD
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