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Ancient Greece 485-460 BC Turtle Aegina Stater VF-EF (VF30)
Ancient Greece 485-460 BC Turtle Aegina Stater VF-EF (VF30)
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Ancient Greece 485-460 BC Turtle Aegina Stater VF-EF (VF30)
Aegina was a powerful maritime and commercial state in 485–460 BC, known for its strong navy and early adoption of coinage, particularly its distinctive silver “turtle” staters. During this period, Aegina played a role in the Greco-Persian Wars, contributing ships against the Persians, but soon found itself in intense rivalry with Athens. Tensions escalated into open conflict, and by 460 BC Athens defeated Aegina, stripped it of much of its power, and forced it into the Athenian sphere of influence, marking the decline of its independence as a major naval and trading power.
Obverse: A Sea Turtle, with its head in profile, with an incuse design on its shell.
Reverse: A large square incuse with skew pattern.
Specifications:
Composition: Silver
Weight: Approx. 12 g
Diameter: Approx. 19.5 mm
Mint: Aegina (modern-day Island of Aegina, Greece)
Aegina was a powerful maritime and commercial state in 485–460 BC, known for its strong navy and early adoption of coinage, particularly its distinctive silver “turtle” staters. During this period, Aegina played a role in the Greco-Persian Wars, contributing ships against the Persians, but soon found itself in intense rivalry with Athens. Tensions escalated into open conflict, and by 460 BC Athens defeated Aegina, stripped it of much of its power, and forced it into the Athenian sphere of influence, marking the decline of its independence as a major naval and trading power.
Obverse: A Sea Turtle, with its head in profile, with an incuse design on its shell.
Reverse: A large square incuse with skew pattern.
Specifications:
Composition: Silver
Weight: Approx. 12 g
Diameter: Approx. 19.5 mm
Mint: Aegina (modern-day Island of Aegina, Greece)
