Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 1



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                        Lot: 139

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                        AEGINA: Aegina. Ca. 456-445 BC. AR stater (12.33 gm).

                        AEGINA. Aegina. Ca. 456-445 BC. Silver stater (12.33 
                        gm). Tortoise with segmented shell sprinkled with small 
                        pellets / "Skew" incuse. Milbank pl. ii, 10. Extremely 
                        rare. Good very fine 

                        The pellet-sprinkled shell of this tortoise is a feature 
                        that has not been noted in the literature. A second 
                        example has been reported, very possibly from the same 
                        obverse die. This special ornamentation could 
                        conceivably mark the very first issue to portray the 
                        land tortoise instead of the sea turtle. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 2,000 




...Lot was unsold.
 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).