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<p>[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 4876932, member: 72790"]I am not an expert on these "turtles" and only have one very,well worn one in my collection. There are, I believe two versions of the Aigina turtle coins, one a smooth shell sea turtle and one a mottled land tortoise, which yours appears to be. I, too, would be concerned about it being a some kind of copy but it's hard to determine from only a photo. I also believe these coins were of pure silver, though there might have been a time when the "eyesore of the Piraeus" may have fallen afoul of Athenian intransigence, thus the specific gravity would be closer to 10.43, unless Aigina had to debase during its decline in power. Please let us know more as you find out other aspects of your coin and thanks for posting it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 4876932, member: 72790"]I am not an expert on these "turtles" and only have one very,well worn one in my collection. There are, I believe two versions of the Aigina turtle coins, one a smooth shell sea turtle and one a mottled land tortoise, which yours appears to be. I, too, would be concerned about it being a some kind of copy but it's hard to determine from only a photo. I also believe these coins were of pure silver, though there might have been a time when the "eyesore of the Piraeus" may have fallen afoul of Athenian intransigence, thus the specific gravity would be closer to 10.43, unless Aigina had to debase during its decline in power. Please let us know more as you find out other aspects of your coin and thanks for posting it.[/QUOTE]
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