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Stater of Aegina with tortoise
Greek
Classical Period
about 445–404 B.C.
Mint: Aegina
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 12.26 gm.
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number01.5458
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 1115.
DescriptionObverse: Land tortoise with shell divided into thirteen plates and head turned to right.
Reverse: Incuse divided into compartments.
Reverse: Incuse divided into compartments.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)