Stater
Aegina
Greek
510-490 BCE
Silver
Weight: 12 g
Diameter: 3/4 in. (18.9 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Dr. Joseph DeGregorio
2011.69.3
Geography
Place Made: Greece, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Sea turtle. Reverse: Windmill pattern with four sunken segments.
Course History
CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022
Classics 11.19, History 94.16, Before Billboards and Twitters: Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Fall 2024
Provenance
Dr. Joseph DeGregorio, Glen Ridge, New Jersey; given to present collection, 2011.
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