ATTICA, Islands off, Aegina, (Aigina), (500-480 B.C.), silver stater, (11.61 g), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, with several banker's marks, Athena helmeted head left, a six petal rosette, and several others of uncertain type, rev. 'incuse five sunken segments', [intentionally cut into the die], (S.1851, Asyut Group IIIa "thin collar", cf.438-465, SNG Delepierre 1629). Well centred, fine - very fine, with a worn obverse die.
Ex CNG private purchase January 22, 1998.
Asyut hoard suggests the chronology to be 500/490-480 B.C.