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Stater
| Issuer | Aegina |
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| Year | 350 BC - 338 BC |
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| Weight | 11.94 g |
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| Obverse description | Land tortoise (Testudo graeca) depicted in high relief, viewed from above, with finely rendered carapace divided into clearly articulated scutes arranged in the characteristic geometric pattern of the species. The head protrudes upward at the top of the flan, with all four limbs extended outward and the tail visible at the base. The plastron and marginal scutes are rendered with careful attention to naturalistic detail, filling the irregularly shaped flan. The tortoise type is the hallmark civic emblem of Aegina, replacing the earlier sea turtle design during the classical period. |
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| Reverse description | Deeply recessed incuse square divided by a skewed mill-sail (windmill) pattern into five compartments, formed by two intersecting diagonal ridges crossing a central vertical and horizontal ridge. The upper-left compartment bears the Greek letters Alpha (Α) and Iota (Ι), serving as an abbreviation for the ethnic ΑΙΓΙΝΑΙΩΝ (Aeginetans). The remaining compartments are plain and slightly recessed, characteristic of the late Aeginetan incuse technique. The border of the incuse square is sharply defined against the surrounding flat field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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