ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 550-530/25 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 12.09 g). "Proto-tortoise" with shell divided into thirteen segments / Deep incuse square of "Union Jack" pattern. Holloway, Archaic, Group C, dies 7/– (unlisted rev. die); Meadows, Aegina, Group Ib; Milbank pl. I, 6; HGC 6, –; Boston MFA 1280 (Kydonia). Attractive old cabinet tone. VF. Well centered on a broad flan. Choice for issue.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection.