New turtle arrived today

I do like a good turtle coin. This one has a pretty cool reverse. Check it out...and post your turtles or ninjas....


ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. Circa 350-338 BC. Drachm (Silver, 18mm, 5.23 g 2). Tortoise seen from above. Rev. Incuse square divided into five compartments; A-IΓI in upper two, dolphin in lower left section. Milbank Pl. III, 5. SNG Delepierre 1548-9. Very fine.

 

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Nice!! => JBG, that's one sweet lookin' tortoise ...

Sadly, I only have this humble ol' sea turtle ...

 

Fantastic JB! The centering and reverse detail are superb.

 

Beautiful. I love turtle and owl ancients.

 

I love the sweet dolphin tossed-in for extra style-points (very nice OP-coin)

 

Very nice jb. I will post mine when I get home.

 

I agree with all the others, JB---It's a fantastic example!!!

 

wow! looks expensive too.

 

Nice design on that turtle JBG, like the little toning its got on the side.

 

Compared to what? LOL

 

Interesting coin. Nice example. Now you need an older sea turtle in the same condition and then your golden.

 

Im on it! I will name this one Yertel and the other one Myrtel.

 

hey-hey-hey ... my turtle's name is Yertle, my friend (Yertle-II is still available)



=> oh, and Yourtoise-the-tortoise is also still up for grabs!!

 

JB that is gorgeous

 

It's beautiful! The dolphin is a nice bonus

Here's my turtle stater. His name is Mack.


ISLANDS OFF ATTICA, Aegina
456/45-431 BCE
AR stater; 20mm, 12.32 g
Obv: land tortoise, head in profile, with segmented shell
Rev: large square incuse with skew pattern
Ref: SNG Delepierre 1774ff; BMC Taf. 24.11

 

Someone needs to buy four turtles and name them Leonardo, Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Donatello. If you had kids in the 90's, you know what I'm talking about.

 

Collect89 did that

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/turtle-power-help-date-these-aegean-stators.256882/

 

What a lovely coin JB!

I used to have turtles as a kid and would love to have one of these!

 

Well hot diggedy - great minds, lol.