MEGARIDE - Aegina Island of Attica 480 - 457 - Lot 212

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MEGARIDE - Aegina Island of Attica 480 - 457 - Lot 212
MEGARIDE - Aegina Island of Attica 480 - 457 Earthen turtle. R/. Incus square divided into five parts. ♦ ACGC 127; Dewing 1683-1685; Milbank pl.2, 12-13. Silver statère (12.40 g) Trace of corrosion on obverse. High relief. T.B. Sea turtles abounded on the island of Aegina. They were consecrated by Aphrodite Ourania and were chosen for the minting of the island's archaic coins. In 457 BC, the city lost its autonomy. Athens forced the Greeks to depict only land tortoises, underlining Aegina's loss of maritime power.
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