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            [Image]              CRETE: Cydonia. Ca. 455–450 BC. AR hemidrachm.
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           ID, etc.)             CRETE. Cydonia. Ca. 455–450 BC. AR hemidrachm (2.75 gm). Sea
                                 turtle with segmented shell / “Skew” incuse with raised arc
                                 in corner of largest segment. E.S.G. Robinson,
      Mail Bid Home Page         “Pseudoaeginetica,” NC 1928, pp. 175–176, 9–10, pl. x. Le
                                 Rider pl. xxviii, 8. Rare. Obverse a bit weakly struck as is
                                 typical of this issue. Very fine

                                 Before the cities of Crete began to issue their own coinage,
                                 the “turtles” of Aegina circulated abundantly on the island.
                                 The earliest coins of Cydonia imitated the familiar types of
                                 Aegina.

                                 Estimated Value: $ 1,325

 ... sold for high bid of $1200 [ $1380, or approx 1076.4 EUR, 717.6 GBP ] including the 15% buyers fee. 


From the Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 13, Closed August 25th, 2006.

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear, www.freemanandsear.com.