ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 550-530/25 BC. AR Stater (19mm, 12.09 g). Sea turtle, head in profile, with thick collar and row of dots down its back / Deep incuse square of proto-"Union Jack" pattern with eight segments. Holloway, Archaic, Group A; Meadows, Aegina, Group Ib; HGC 6, 425. Deeply toned, numerous scratches under tone. VF. Well preserved turtle for this often poorly struck and heavily worn issue.
From the Rye Collection, purchased from A.H. Baldwin.