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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Greek Coins| ▸ |Geographic - All Periods| ▸ |Greece| ▸ |Aegina||View Options:   | | | Aegina is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 17 miles (27 km) from Athens. According to tradition, the island is named for Aegina, the mother of Aeacus, who was born on and ruled the island. During ancient times Aegina was a rival to Athens, the great sea power of the era. Aegina was probably the first place in Europe to issue coinage, because of that the turtle coin type is considered a "must have" by many ancient coin collectors. |
Kraay, Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, 1976, p. 47, says the tortoise coins with segmented shell were probably introduced c. 456 BC, perhaps connected with the capture of Aegina by the Athenians in 457/456, or maybe in 445, when the Thirty Years Peace guaranteed Aegina's autonomy.GA28049. Silver stater, HGC 6 437 (S); SNG Delepierre 1787; SNG Cop 516; SNG Munchen 561; BMC Attica p. 137, 146; Kraay 127; Dewing 1683; Milbank pl. 2, 12, Choice gVF, well struck with high relief, nice metal, toned, edge cracks, weight 12.338 g, maximum diameter 21.7 mm, Aigina (Aegina) mint, c. 456 or 445 - 431 B.C.; obverse land tortoise (Testudo marginata), shell segmented into 13 plates, seen from above, small countermark; reverse incuse square divided into five compartments by bands in a skew pattern; 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 with skew device; 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 mill sail pattern incuse square; from the CEB Collection; scarce; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, 480 - 440 B.C.
Aegina was probably the first place in Europe to issue coinage, because of that the turtle coin type is considered a "must have" by many ancient coin collectors.
Click here to read about Greek Turtles.GA92200. Silver stater, HGC 6 435; Meadows Aegina, Group IIIa; Milbank Period III, pl. I, 15; SNG Cop 507; Dewing 1674; Gulbenkian 523; Jameson 1199, F, lightly etched surfaces, minor scratches, banker's marks, weight 12.109 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, Aegina mint, 480 - 440 B.C.; obverse sea-tortoise (Chelone Caouana) or common loggerhead turtle of the Mediterranean, narrow collar at the top; reverse incuse punch, five compartments divided by broad bars into a skew pattern; ex CNG e-auction 246 (15 Dec 2010), lot 79; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, c. 456 or 445 - 431 B.C.
Kraay, Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, 1976, p. 47, says the tortoise coins with segmented shell were probably introduced c. 456 BC, perhaps connected with the capture of Aegina by the Athenians in 457/456, or maybe in 445, when the Thirty Years Peace guaranteed Aegina's autonomy.SH76559. Silver stater, HGC 6 437 (S); SNG Delepierre 1796; SNG Cop 516; SNG Munchen 561; BMC Attica p. 137, 146; Kraay 127; Dewing 1683; Milbank pl. 2, 12; SGCV I 2600, gF, high relief, die wear, contact marks, weight 11.704 g, maximum diameter 20.1 mm, Aigina (Aegina) mint, c. 456 or 445 - 431 B.C.; obverse land tortoise (Testudo marginata), shell segmented into 13 plates, seen from above; reverse incuse square divided into five compartments by bands in a skew pattern; ex Roma e-sale 10 (26 Jul 2014), lot 216; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, c. 456 or 445 - 431 B.C.
Kraay, Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, 1976, p. 47, says the tortoise coins with segmented shell were probably introduced c. 456 BC, perhaps connected with the capture of Aegina by the Athenians in 457/456, or maybe in 445, when the Thirty Years Peace guaranteed Aegina's autonomy.GA70105. Silver stater, HGC 6 437 (S); SNG Delepierre 1784; SNG Cop 516; SNG Munchen 561; BMC Attica p. 137, 146; Kraay 127; Dewing 1683; Milbank pl. 2, 12, VF, high relief, flan crack, uneven toning, weight 12.194 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, die axis 0o, Aegina mint, c. 456 or 445 - 431 B.C.; obverse marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata), shell segmented into 13 plates, seen from above; reverse incuse square divided into five compartments by bands in a skew pattern; scarce; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, c. 525 - 475 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.SH91204. Silver stater, HGC 6 429 (S); Meadows Aegina group IIb; Asyut group IVb; BMC Attica p. 127, 10; SNG Delepierre 1509; SNG Mün 532; Dewing 1657; SNG Cop -, VF, light toning, die wear, a little off center on a crowded flan, banker's marks, scratches, weight 12.018 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, Aigina mint, c. 525 - 475 B.C.; obverse sea-tortoise (Chelone Caouana) or common loggerhead turtle of the Mediterranean, straight thick collar, smooth shell with a row of pellets down center, countermark on shell; reverse square divided by wide bands into eight triangular compartments, every other compartment a deep incuse (mill sail pattern); scarce; 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.GA97291. Silver stater, HGC 6 432 (S); Meadows Aegina group IIb; Asyut Group VIa; SNG Cop 503; Milbank -, BMC Attica -, F, banker's mark, tight flan, etched surfaces, light scratches, weight 12.226 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, Aigina (Aegina) mint, c. 525 - 475 B.C.; obverse sea-tortoise (Chelone Caouana) or common loggerhead turtle of the Mediterranean, trefoil collar, row of six dots down the middle the ridge of the shell; reverse incuse square of "proto-skew" pattern; scarce; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, c. 525 - 475 B.C.
Greek Turtles minted on the island of Aegina are believed to have been 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.SH56713. Silver stater, HGC 6 428 (S), Meadows group IIa, SNG Cop 502, SNG Delepierre 1554 ff., SGCV I 1849, F, weight 11.944 g, maximum diameter 20.8 mm, Aegina mint, c. 525 - 475 B.C.; obverse sea-tortoise (Chelone Caouana) or common loggerhead turtle of the Mediterranean, thin collar at the top of shell, banker's marks on shell; reverse incuse square with "Union Jack" device; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, c. 510 - 490 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.
Click here to read about Greek Turtles.SH79679. Silver stater, HGC 6 433 (S); SNG Delepierre 1670, SNG Cop 503, SGCV I 1849 (none with this countermark), VF, obverse well centered on a tight flan, edge bump, light marks and lightly etched surfaces, weight 11.390 g, maximum diameter 20.2 mm, Aigina mint, c. 510 - 490 B.C.; obverse sea turtle, straight raised collar and row of dots down the middle of the shell, countermark: head (female?) right; reverse incuse square with "proto-skew" device; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, c. 550 - 525 B.C.
Greek Turtles minted on the island of Aegina are believed to have been 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.SH98011. Silver stater, HGC 6 424 (R1), Meadows group Ib, gF, toned, off center, light marks, struck with worn dies, weight 12.330 g, maximum diameter 21.3 mm, die axis 0o, Aegina mint, c. 550 - 525 B.C.; obverse sea-tortoise (Chelone Caouana) or common loggerhead turtle of the Mediterranean, narrow collar at the top; reverse incuse square of proto-Union Jack pattern; from the CEB Collection; scarce; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, c. 525 - 475 B.C.
SH17787. Silver stater, HGC 6 428 (S); Meadows Aegina group IIa; SNG Delepierre 1681; Milbank pl. I, 2 - 3; SGCV I 1849, aVF, reverse die wear (typical of the type), weight 12.223 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, Aigina mint, c. 525 - 475 B.C.; obverse sea-tortoise (Chelone Caouana) or common loggerhead turtle of the Mediterranean, thick collar at the top and row of six dots down the middle the ridge of the shell; reverse incuse square of “Union Jack” pattern (incuse square divided by lines into eight triangular compartments); SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, 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.SH69961. Silver stater, HGC 6 429 (S); BMC Attica, p. 127, 12; SGCV I 1851, F, weight 12.136 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 180o, Aigina (Aegina) mint, 525 - 475 B.C.; obverse sea-tortoise (Chelone Caouana) or common loggerhead turtle of the Mediterranean, thin collar at the top of shell; reverse mill-sail pattern incuse punch; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, 550 - 456 B.C.
Aegina was probably the first place in Europe to issue coinage. As the first European coin, the turtle type is considered a "must have" by many ancient coin collectors.GA85079. Silver obol, HGC 6 450 (S); Milbank pl. I, 7; BMC Attica p. 135, 115; SNG Cop 511; SNG Delepierre 1530; Weber 3616, gF, tight flan, etched surfaces, weight 0.919 g, maximum diameter 7.0 mm, Aegina mint, 550 - 456 B.C.; obverse sea turtle with smooth shell and row of dots down the middle; reverse incuse punch, five compartments divided by broad bars into a skew pattern; Roma Numismatics e-sale 7 (26 Apr 2014), lot 238; scarce; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, 550 - 456 B.C.
Aegina was probably the first place in Europe to issue coinage. As the first European coin, the turtle type is considered a "must have" by many ancient coin collectors.GA91477. Silver obol, HGC 6 450 (S); Milbank pl. I, 7; BMC Attica p. 135, 115; SNG Cop 511; SNG Delepierre 1530; Weber 3616, F, dark old cabinet toning, light marks, tiny edge split, weight 0.692 g, maximum diameter 8.0 mm, Aegina mint, 550 - 456 B.C.; obverse sea-tortoise (Chelone Caouana) or common loggerhead turtle of the Mediterranean with smooth shell and row of dots down the middle; reverse incuse punch, five compartments divided by broad bars into a skew pattern; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection; scarce; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece c. 350 - 338 B.C.
Earlier coins of Aegina depict a sea-tortoise (Chelone Caouana), the common loggerhead turtle of the Mediterranean. Kraay, Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, 1976, p. 47, says the land tortoise coins with a segmented shell were probably introduced c. 456 B.C., perhaps connected with the capture of Aegina by the Athenians in 457/456, or maybe in 445, when the Thirty Years Peace guaranteed Aegina's autonomy.GS97813. Silver obol, Milbank Period VII, pl. III, 13; SNG Cop 531; BMC Attica p. 142, 201; HGC 6 452 var. (Δ-I only), McClean 6054 var. (same), aVF, amber toning, light corrosion, off center, weight 0.743 g, maximum diameter 10.4 mm, die axis 0o, Aigina (Aegina) mint, 350 - 338 B.C.; obverse land tortoise (Testudo marginata) with shell segmented, seen from above, A right; reverse large square incuse with skew pattern; Δ-I-K-A-IO (magistrate) within segments; ex Naville Numismatics auction 61 (8 Nov 2020), lot 71; rare; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, c. 370 - 350 B.C.
GA54765. Bronze AE 13, HGC 6 461, SNG Cop 533, BMC Aegina 206, SGCV I 2610, F, weight 1.375 g, maximum diameter 13.1 mm, Aegina mint, obverse two dolphins (swimming upward?), A in between; reverse incuse pattern; SOLD
Egypt or Levant, Hacksilver Cut Fragment of an Aegina Stater, c. 550 - 330 B.C.
In "A Survey of Coin Finds in Jerusalem (Until the end of the Byzantine Period)" in LA 32 (1992), Donald T. Ariel writes, "There is literary evidence that Judea was in a 'pre-monetary' state in the early Persian period. Nehemiah 5:15 refers to taxes paid in silver as well as grain." In "A Hacksilber and Cut Athenian Tetradrachm Hoard from the Environs of Samaria: Late Fourth Century BCE" in INR 1 (2006), Haim Gilter discusses a hoard donated to the Israel Museum in 1999, consisting of five cut Athenian tetradrachms plus 32 Hacksilber pieces reportedly found in the vicinity of Samaria. This hacksilber hoard illustrates that cutting coins and using them alongside Hacksilber and jewelry to be weighed in transactions continued into the second half of the fourth century BCE.GA114623. Silver fragment, Cut fragment of an Aegina stater, 5.999g (about half the weight of the coin as struck), 16.5mm longest length, stater struck at Aegina mint, stater struck 550 - 480 B.C.; obverse turtle (head and right front leg at top); reverse Incuse punch; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, c. 456 or 445 - 431 B.C.
Kraay, Archaic and Classical Greek Coins, 1976, p. 47, says the tortoise coins with a segmented shell were probably introduced c. 456 B.C., perhaps connected with the capture of Aegina by the Athenians in 457/456, or maybe in 445, when the Thirty Years Peace guaranteed Aegina's autonomy.SH77372. Silver stater, HGC 6 437 (S); SNG Delepierre 1793; SNG Cop 516; SNG Munchen 561; BMC Attica p. 137, 146; Kraay 127; Dewing 1683; Milbank pl. 2, 12; SGCV I 2600, aEF, attractive tortoise struck in high relief, banker's marks, light graffito obverse left field, flan crack, weight 11.987 g, maximum diameter 22.2 mm, Aigina (Aegina) mint, c. 456/445 - 431 B.C.; obverse land tortoise (Testudo marginata), shell segmented into 13 plates, seen from above; reverse incuse square divided into five compartments by bands in a skew pattern; ex Heritage Auction 3020 (Long Beach, 6-11 Sep 2012), lot 24968; scarce; SOLD
Aegina, Saronic Islands, Greece, c. 480 - 457 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.SH87350. Silver stater, HGC 6 435; Meadows Aegina group IIIa; BMC Attica p. 132, 85; SNG Cop 507; SNG Delepierre 1524; SNG Munchen 548; Dewing 1658, VF, well centered, nice light toning, countermark or banker's mark on shell, bumps and scratches, small edge cracks, weight 12.393 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, die axis 180o, Aigina mint, c. 480 - 457 B.C.; obverse sea turtle, head in profile, collar with three arcs (trefoil collar), row of dots down the center of the shell and two additional dots below the collar (T-back type), countermark (fish?) on shell; reverse incuse square divided into five irregular shaped sunken compartments (large skew pattern); ex Hixenbaugh Ancient Art (New York), ex Dr. Arthur Ziegler Collection (1992); 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.SH87351. Silver stater, HGC 6 429 (S); Meadows Aegina group IIb; Asyut group IVb; BMC Attica p. 127, 10; SNG Delepierre 1509; SNG Mün 532; Dewing 1657; 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 incuse square in mill sail pattern; ex Hixenbaugh Ancient Art (New York); scarce; SOLD
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