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Turtle, Aegina, AR Drachm (Testudo Graeca Ibera)
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Greek (Classical). Islands off Attica (Saronic Gulf), Aegina. AR Drachm (5.0g, 19.5mm, 3h?), struck c. BCE 350-338.
Obv: Land tortoise (prob. testudo graeca ibera) with segmented shell of 13 plates. Rev: Large incuse square with skew pattern, two pellets (astragalos?) in one of five compartments (left, top or bottom?) . Ref: Millbank Period V (404-375 BC), pl. II, 16; HGC 6, 443; SNG Cop 520; SNG Lockett 2004 ("acorn"). Prov: Ex-Colosseum Coin Exchange (Ira Teitelbaum, Hazlet NJ) MBS 59 (22 Nov 1991), Lot 2.
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![Turtle, Aegina, AR Drachm ([i]Testudo Graeca Ibera[/i])
[b]Greek (Classical). Islands off Attica (Saronic Gulf), Aegina. AR Drachm[/b] (5.0g, 19.5mm, 3h?), struck c. BCE 350-338.
[b]Obv:[/b] Land tortoise (prob. [i]testudo graeca ibera[/i]) with segmented shell of 13 plates. [b]Rev:[/b] Large incuse square with skew pattern, two pellets (astragalos?) in one of five compartments (left, top or bottom?) . [b]Ref:[/b] Millbank Period V (404-375 BC), pl. II, 16; HGC 6, 443; SNG Cop 520; SNG Lockett 2004 ("acorn"). [b]Prov:[/b] Ex-Colosseum Coin Exchange (Ira Teitelbaum, Hazlet NJ) MBS 59 (22 Nov 1991), Lot 2.](albums/userpics/27154/normal_CONSERVATORI-Aegina_Drachm_Turtle.png "Click to view full size image
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Turtle, Aegina, AR Drachm ([i]Testudo Graeca Ibera[/i])
[b]Greek (Classical). Islands off Attica (Saronic Gulf), Aegina. AR Drachm[/b] (5.0g, 19.5mm, 3h?), struck c. BCE 350-338.
[b]Obv:[/b] Land tortoise (prob. [i]testudo graeca ibera[/i]) with segmented shell of 13 plates. [b]Rev:[/b] Large incuse square with skew pattern, two pellets (astragalos?) in one of five compartments (left, top or bottom?) . [b]Ref:[/b] Millbank Period V (404-375 BC), pl. II, 16; HGC 6, 443; SNG Cop 520; SNG Lockett 2004 (\"acorn\"). [b]Prov:[/b] Ex-Colosseum Coin Exchange (Ira Teitelbaum, Hazlet NJ) MBS 59 (22 Nov 1991), Lot 2.")
