[Freeman and Sear Mail Bid Sale lot : 6

CRETE. Cydonia. Ca. 455–450 BC. AR hemidrachm (2.75 gm). Sea
turtle with segmented shell / “Skew” incuse with raised arc
in corner of largest segment. E.S.G. Robinson,
“Pseudoaeginetica,” NC 1928, pp. 175–176, 9–10, pl. x. Le
Rider pl. xxviii, 8. Rare. Obverse a bit weakly struck as is
typical of this issue. Very fine

Before the cities of Crete began to issue their own coinage,
the “turtles” of Aegina circulated abundantly on the island.
The earliest coins of Cydonia imitated the familiar types of
Aegina.

Estimated Value: $ 1,325

sold for $1200 [ $1380, or approx 1076.4 EUR, 717.6 GBP ] 

From the Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 13, August 25th, 2006.

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear, www.freemanandsear.com.